Will try this again. > Been lurking for a couple of years & really like all the info. I love > the exchange of ideas & all of the information given. I even have a > special file for those. > > Haven't read my digests lately since I've been out of town Thought you > would like this recipe I came across on another recipe source. Hope it > hasn't been posted before. > > * Exported from MasterCook * > > A Vinegar Drink for Colds > > Recipe By : Busy Cooks, 1/8/99 > Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:30 > Categories : Beverages Misc. & Tips > > Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method > -------- ------------ -------------------------------- > 1/2 cup icy cold good quality white wine vinegar > 1 teaspoon salt > 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper -- (!) > > Let me be frank about this recipe: The heat of the pepper will very > nearly kill you. On the first sip, the mouth twists into a gasp and a > hoarse rasp bellows involuntarily from the throat. The recommendation is > to drink the entire glass in one sitting, as painful as it may seem. I > can report that it works. My chest and throat burned with a hard (yet > not altogether unpleasant) heat but subsided into a banked warmth. The > soreness in my throat was, indeed, gone. So was any feeling or taste > sensation in my mouth. As an extra bonus, my nasal passages cleared. > It's hard to advocate such a slash and burn cure but there is a reason > why it's been recorded--and handed down--so faithfully over these many > years. > > Stir all the ingredients together in a tall glass until the salt and > cayenne dissolve. Let the drink warm to room temperature, then stir once > more and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled again. Serve cold and sip > gradually. > > A must-have for cold and flu season: > > A SOOTHING BROTH: TONICS, CUSTARDS, SOUPS, AND OTHER CURE-ALLS FOR > COLDS, COUGHS, UPSET TUMMIES, AND OUT-OF-SORT DAYS by Pat Willard > http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.cgi?0-7679-0148-7 > > If a sore throat has you croaking like a frog, relieve the pain with a > vinegar and cayenne pepper beverage. If you've overdone it at the gym, > soak those aching muscles in a warm bath with some ginger and vinegar. A > paste of wheat germ and honey will relieve the itching and take down the > swelling of that nasty bee sting. > You've got a cupboard full of cures in your kitchen, and A Soothing > Broth shows you how to use them. > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > NOTES : Makes 1 serving. > > Does work!! although those who are real CH's would probably add some > other hot chilies. I'm still a novice at this because our growing > season is way short & I'm just getting started growing my own. Anyway - > thanks for a very great site. > > "badognikki" - sem@srv.net >