Ginger Tea
Feel a bit under the weather? Maybe a cold? Maybe the flu? Want some quick natural relief?
A couple years ago a dear friend of mine was going thru some personal and professional life trials. We would talk on the phone several times a day and we'd see each other 4-5 times a week. I did my best to support her, she's been like a sister to me. During this time period every evening when I went over, to her home, she would have slices of fresh ginger slowly simmering in a pot of water. We'd share a couple cups of ginger tea and I'd dry her little tears each evening. Time passes and the good prevails. Her life has bounced back and the sadness is only a faint memory.
Now the ginger tea? Unforgettable! Fresh and spicy. Not your normal dried tea (which I adore). I longed for this tea.
Last winter I could not shake a cold and I thought about my friend...remembering that during a time that she would be the most vulnerable to catching and keeping a cold during such a trying period, she never once was ill. I called her and shared my recollection...she said that a mutual friend of ours had shared how he drinks ginger tea quite often, it helps boost his immune system. That sentence alone rung a bell...in 2006 I took 9 weeks of Indian Cooking Classes and remembered how the instructor went over all the benefits of each of the Indian spices. From this point on when I feel super miserable, much like I did right after returning from New Mexico during Christmas, I have ginger tea. I drank it for two days straight, each day I boiled & simmered a fresh pot, then poured it in my zojirushi thermal carafe...loved it. I always have ginger on hand, I store it in the freezer...it's amazing how well it keeps, very fragrant and fresh. Freezing makes it easier to cut up for recipes as well.
2 x 1 inches of ginger (wash well, no need to peel)
5 quarts water
Slice ginger into 8-10 pieces add to water. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
This recipe is made to my taste, you can make a strong tea by adding more ginger or less water.
Enjoy. Wishing you great health.
A couple years ago a dear friend of mine was going thru some personal and professional life trials. We would talk on the phone several times a day and we'd see each other 4-5 times a week. I did my best to support her, she's been like a sister to me. During this time period every evening when I went over, to her home, she would have slices of fresh ginger slowly simmering in a pot of water. We'd share a couple cups of ginger tea and I'd dry her little tears each evening. Time passes and the good prevails. Her life has bounced back and the sadness is only a faint memory.
Now the ginger tea? Unforgettable! Fresh and spicy. Not your normal dried tea (which I adore). I longed for this tea.
Last winter I could not shake a cold and I thought about my friend...remembering that during a time that she would be the most vulnerable to catching and keeping a cold during such a trying period, she never once was ill. I called her and shared my recollection...she said that a mutual friend of ours had shared how he drinks ginger tea quite often, it helps boost his immune system. That sentence alone rung a bell...in 2006 I took 9 weeks of Indian Cooking Classes and remembered how the instructor went over all the benefits of each of the Indian spices. From this point on when I feel super miserable, much like I did right after returning from New Mexico during Christmas, I have ginger tea. I drank it for two days straight, each day I boiled & simmered a fresh pot, then poured it in my zojirushi thermal carafe...loved it. I always have ginger on hand, I store it in the freezer...it's amazing how well it keeps, very fragrant and fresh. Freezing makes it easier to cut up for recipes as well.
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Homemade Ginger Tea
2 x 1 inches of ginger (wash well, no need to peel)
5 quarts water
Slice ginger into 8-10 pieces add to water. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
This recipe is made to my taste, you can make a strong tea by adding more ginger or less water.
Enjoy. Wishing you great health.
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