Ingredients
1 oz (2 tablespoons) bourbon
1 tablespoon mild honey
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup boiling-hot water
Preparation
Put bourbon, honey, and lemon juice in a 6-ounce mug. Top off with hot water and stir until honey is dissolved.
Brandy or Scotch also work well in a toddy, but the vanilla sweetness of good bourbon is the best.
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Hot Buttered Rum
Ingredients
2 or 3 ounces dark rum
Twist lemon peel
Stick cinnamon
2 cloves
Sweet cider or water
1 tablespoon sweet butter
Nutmeg
Preparation
Put the rum, lemon peel, cinnamon and cloves in a pewter tankard or any heavy 12-ounce mug that has been rinsed in very hot water to warm it. Heat the cider or water to the boiling point and pour into the spiced rum. Add the pat of butter and stir well. Grate a little nutmeg on top. A cube of sugar may be added as well.
Mmm, they both sound so good. I’m printing these recipes to keep for the next time I have a flu bug.
Vi
My dad always takes a shot of Southern Comfort whenever he has a cold. Seems to work.
I’ve made a variation on the hot buttered rum and it IS good.