Honey-Lemon-Ginger-Garlic 'Tea'

3 fresh lemons
2” chunk of fresh ginger
3 lg. garlic cloves
3T raw organic crystallized honey
2 quarts of fresh cold water


Zest and halve or quarter the lemons. Peel and thinly slice the ginger. Slice then mince the garlic. Bring the water to a rolling boil then take off the heat.

To the water add: lemon zest, juice, the remains of the lemons, ginger, garlic and honey. Stir. Let stand 20 minutes. Mash everything well with a potato masher, stir again then pour into a covered glass container. Keeps well for several days in the refrigerator. Strain enough to fill a mug, heat and drink. It will develop more flavor as all those ingredients steep together. This is excellent to drink, several mugs a day until it's gone, for a nice gentle cleansing. It's also a really comforting drink for those days when it feels like you're fighting the flu or a cold. Drink up, be well. . .Lin



Footnote:  What I actually ended up doing was to leave the tea and remaining ingredients on the stove.  When I'd pour a mug I just added that amount of water to the pan and heated it again.  Doing this yielded a total of 3-4 quarts of the tea.

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