I am a Modern Woman with Modern Sensibilities and a Modern sense of justice and equality. However, sometime in the womb, when my DNA was creating all of this Modern stuff (read: mostly eccentric stubborness), it got all tuckered out, and left no room for my physical life to be able to adapt to this modern world. Somehow, I ended up with the constitution of a frail, Victorian woman. I am often sick, and every Autumn, sissies like me are beset with colds, flus, etc. Searching for a funner sick remedy than Tylenol and NyQuil, I researched the homeopathic standby: The Hot Totty. The Hot Totty is a classic cold remedy made of black tea, scotch, honey, and lemon juice. However, I do not drink scotch. It brings back too many memories of childhood in Connecticut. Instead, I have bourbon. Bourbon is delicious and I love it. My favorite preparation of bourbon is in a glass. My second favorite is a Mint Julep. Well. I have bourbon. I have peppermint tea. I have a party. The drink is almost a Hot Totty, only more Mint Julep-y. In honor of the horsies in the Derby, I dub this drink "The Hot Trotty."
To enjoy your own (and believe me, you will):
1) Get hot water into a mug. (Preferably this mug will be southern-themed. For my purposes, I used my GRITS mug- which stands for Girls Raised In The South. Although I was not, I am southern at heart, sometimes...)
2) Allow tea to steep for a shorter amount of time than you normally would.
3) 1/2 teaspoon of honey (Honey, honey's good for fighting nasty bacteria and coats a sore throat. You can do a whole teaspoon of honey- but this was too sweet for me- we're not THAT southern.)
4) Squirt of lemon juice. (This helps to cut the sweetness of both the honey and the maple in the bourbon, and also has soothing properties for a sore throat).
5) Pour bourbon. (Recommended dose is 1 shot, I just say fill the mug up the rest of the way- this depends on how much water you put in to begin with.)
6) Enjoy, y'all!
I feel better already!
No comments:
Post a Comment