I Have a Cold: How to Make a Hot Toddy
For someone who derives a small bit of pleasure in not taking care of one’s self (it’s pathetic, I know), I’m remarkably healthy. But then, of course, every now and again even I get sick. Like now. I have a cold. When I have a cold, I like a hot toddy. They’re delicious, warming, easy to make, and vaguely medicinal in a way my dead grandfather would approve. Here’s how to make one:
Put some water on the stove to boil.
Put somewhere between and a tablespoon of honey in a mug. Don’t measure, just pour.
Cut a round from the center of a lemon. Juice the remaining halves and dump into the cup.
Stab four or five clove buds into the lemon round.
Add a generous jolt of whiskey to the honey and lemon juice. Cheaper the better!
If you smoke, which I sadly do not any longer, have a cigarette. The water probably isn’t boiling yet.
When the water’s boiling, fill up the mug. Give it a vigorous stir, add in your clove-spiked lemon round. There you go. Drink up. Feel better.
For someone who derives a small bit of pleasure in not taking very good care of myself (it’s pathetic, I know), I’m remarkably healthy. But then, of course, every now and again even I get sick. Like now. I have a cold. When I have a cold, I like a hot toddy. They’re delicious, warming, easy to make, and vaguely medicinal in a way my dead grandpa would approve. Here’s how to make one:
- Put some water on the stove to boil.
- Put somewhere between a teaspoon and a tablespoon of honey in a mug. Don’t measure, just pour. Does it look like about the right amount? I’m sure it is.
- Cut a round from the center of a lemon. Juice the remaining halves and dump into the mug.
- Stab four or five clove buds into the lemon round.
- Add a generous jolt of whiskey to the honey and lemon juice. Cheaper the better!
- If you smoke, which I sadly no longer do, this is a good time to enjoy a cigarette. The water probably isn’t boiling yet.
- When the water’s boiling, fill up the mug. Give it a vigorous stir, add in your clove-spiked lemon round. There you go. Drink up & feel better, pumpkin.