Ingredients:
1 ½ cup water
3 ginger candies*
Juice of ½ a lemon
Sugar to taste
1 ½ cup water
3 ginger candies*
Juice of ½ a lemon
Sugar to taste
Directions:
Over medium heat, bring the water, ginger candies and lemon juice to a boil. Stir until the candies dissolve. Pour into mugs and add sugar to taste. Serve.
*Like these original ginger chews by the Ginger People, which I have found at Target, Whole Foods and online. Asian markets often sell very similar chewy ginger candies as well.
My thoughts:
Ginger tea is perfect for helping with nausea or fighting off a cold. Traditionally ginger is made with fresh ginger, but using ginger candy packs a bigger wallop of ginger goodness. Honestly, I am not a fan of hot beverages at all (despite my husband’s attempt to woo me over to the world of tea, especially when I am sick) but even I enjoy this.
This would have been great to have during my pregnancies. I’ll save it… just in case I need it again.
Cool, I’ve got 2 packs of those in my cupboard. I’ll have to give this a try.
oh this is my ultimate cure or just plain comfort for a sore throat. Now I’ve also converted my girls and they ask for this tea now everytime they have a tickle in their throat. Plus, my grandma says it makes you sing like a lark 🙂
The ginger chews can also be found at Trader Joes. They are wonderful for an upset tummy, sore throat, sea sickness, prenancies and just plain good for anytime. I have never tried them with tea and will have to do that.
Mmm, sounds great. I actually bought the Ginger People pieces of crystallized ginger for the first time recently and I was wondering what would happen if I dropped them into hot water. Now I know!
I’m an aficionado of Stash brand ginger-lemon tea; it’s got a pretty good ginger flavor.