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Natural Remedy Challegne: Ginger tea recipe

2/11/2013

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It seems like everyone has a cough these days including the people who live in my house.  Here's a recipe for a delicious ginger tea that I modified from a cold and flu food.com recipe, and you might just have many of these ingredients in your home already.  I had never made tea before this challenge, and now I see just how simple (and delicious) it is.

Ingredients:
Sage
Thyme
Rosemary
Ginger
Cinnamon stick
Lemon
Local Honey

Directions:
In a large pot, add water, dried spices, slices of ginger, 2 cinnamon sticks, and half a lemon.  Gently boil the ingredients (keep the lid on) and then turn off the heat and let the tea steep.  The longer it steeps, the stronger it is.  Strain the tea into a pitcher through a paper towel or a coffee filter.  (You can probably use the ingredients again but just need to cook them longer next time.  Dump them into the compost bin when finished.) Make sure to inhale the steam because it smells so good!   Pour the warm tea over some local honey into a mug.
Store leftover tea in the refrigerator and heat as needed.

Note: these ingredients have been noted to help with things like inflammation  cardiovascular health, metabolism  blood sugar regulation, congestion, cough, etc.  Learn more from this link I found on the locavore challenge site: http://www.ageless.co.za/herbal_remedies.htm.
If you happen to be at Longview anytime, pick up Vaporbomb from Farm at Coventry.  It is a more natural version of a Vapor rub that you won't be afraid to use and it smells so good.  It's a go-to product in our home when someone is congested.


The Longview locavore challenge has a few other remedies to try.  Let me know if you've used any or have any of your own.  http://www.longviewfarmmarket.org/calendar/natural-remedy-challenge

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    I am doing the Longview locavore challenge for the month of February.  By participating, get to participate in the Longview workshops for free!  Read all about the challenge here and follow their blog here.  I enjoy getting my vegetables from a CSA  and trying new things, I have a home garden and run a local Elementary School garden, and buy most of the meat my family eats from local farmers, I just buy it in bulk to save money!

    Eating seasonally and locally is great for my taste buds, helps us try different things, and I am keeping money in the community.

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