Kate Christensen’s cure for the common cold
January 25, 2008 | Comments Off
Day two home from work with a killer cold, and my only consolation is novelist Kate Christensen’s hot toddy. Since she passed it along last fall, the drink has eclipsed spicy tomato soup as the Maud household’s preferred remedy. It proves — as we always knew deep in our hearts — that Bourbon cures everything.
Add boiling water to (in the biggest cup in the house; this is no time to fuck around with anything dainty) the juice of 1 lemon, a big wad of honey, a slug of good whiskey [Ed. Note: I've been using Maker's Mark], and as much cayenne pepper as you can tolerate. If it’s morning, add a tea bag.
For variation, try Lizzie Skurnick’s lemon and onion brew, or Christensen’s second option:
Nuke a cup of College Inn chicken broth till it’s good and hot. Squeeze a wedge of lemon over it and add a dash of cayenne. Sip. Toss back a shot of good whiskey (or Bourbon) on the side.
Stay well, everyone, and have a good weekend.