On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:49:40 +1000, "Farm1"
wrote:

But then garlic and onions are supposed to be good for chesty type gunk. I
remember one of the old wives remedies used to be to chop up an onion finely
and add brown sugar and let it stand for a while and then to drain off the
juice and take that by the spoonful.

And whilst I've had the coldy thing, I had a craving for lemons served up in
all ways. I made lemon curd/butter and ate it by the spoonful. It was very
soothing on my throat but probably not good for the cholesterol or the
waistline (not that I try to pay too much attention to either of those
things).


You might enjoy a ginger, lemon and honey tea laced with brandy -
very good for congestion.

Kate