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Well folks, it’s that time of year you know. That special season when Texas REALLY still wants it to be summer, but winter peeks it’s nosy nose in our summery business so many times that we end up tanning one week and freezing the next! Ah autumn in Texas is truly a fickle affair. The end result, of course, is it becomes sore throat season. With all the pressure and temperature changes, plus adding in oak molting season, and the occasional camp fire when you can find a spot in non-fire restricted counties…it makes this time of year Hot Toddy Season!
My grandfather used to swear by a small sip of bourbon with honey in it when his throat got achy. My grandmother of course used to say how funny she thought it was that he had a sore throat every night of his adult life! All joking aside, there’s something absolutely wonderful about a hot toddy when you’re feeling under the weather. It’s almost undefinable, like that bowl of chicken soup when you’re sick. Needless to say there are all kinds of recipes, the recipe in the photo at the top of this blog comes from the 1940’s and you’re welcome to try it. As a matter of fact please do! The recipe we’re going to use for today’s blog is an attempt to make a wonderful drink into useful medicine, so here’s what you’ll need:
- a bag of your favorite herbal tea
- 1 tbsp of your favorite honey
- a shot of your favorite bourbon
- 1 lemon wedge
- oh yeah, you’ll need some hot water as well!
So relief is as easy as bringing the water to a boil, letting your tea bag steep for 10-15 minutes, adding in the honey and stirring, then adding the bourbon and squeezing the lemon juice. Sip yourself to feeling awesome! needless to say, enjoy this home remedy AFTER y’all have reached the campsite! And hit us up at PPL Motorhomes.com for anything you might need!