Everyone appears to be suffering from a cold or flu right now, with winter temperatures and a festive season of overindulgence taking their toll.
When you’re sick, the best approach to heal is to relax and stay hydrated, which infused drinks like hot toddies are ideal for.
Slow Cooker Recipe and Tips on Facebook recently offered their recipe for a warming brew that’ll warm your cockles while you’re sick.
You can also prepare batches in your slow cooker to save yourself the trouble of getting up to boil the kettle everytime you need a pick-me-up.
The food blogger, who has over 900,000 followers, explained: ‘Soooo the household is as sick as a dog so in my slow cooker on low all day.’
Alongside a photo of their concoction, they also posted the recipe, which has garnered 6,300 likes and over 3,200 shares from fans.
‘What a fab idea,’ said one commenter, while another added: ‘I’m going to do this first thing in the morning! Thank you!’
So if you’re in the same boat, why not give it a go?
Ingredients
- 8 lemons, halved
- 1/2 ginger root roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- Water
Method
Allow the juice to escape by quickly squeezing your half lemons.
In the slow cooker, combine the lemons, ginger, honey, and vinegar.
Fill the pot fully with water and give the mixture a good toss to ensure there is no honey trapped to the bottom.
Set your slow cooker to ‘low’.
Leave all day and, as the original poster says, ‘help yourself as you die on the couch.’
Some Facebook commenters recommended adding a dash of whisky or rum to your cup if you want to level up the warming qualities, although this is totally optional.
As an extra bonus, your homemade healing drink will make your space smell amazing too.