simple cough syrup

I have been so sick these past weeks with this cold/cough, I have been making my own cough syrup, and here is the recipe, also for ginger tea (although, I dont use the garlic)

Simple Cough Syrup
· 3 tbsp lemon juice
· 1 cup honey
· 1/4 cup warm water
Combine lemon juice and honey in a bowl. Slowly stir in the water. Store in a covered jar in the refrigerator - take 1-2 tbsp as needed for cough.
To soothe a sore throat, add 1 tbsp of mixture to a cup of comfrey root, chamomile or rosemary tea.

Ginger Tea
· 1 inch or so fresh ginger root, sliced thin or grated
· 1/2 a fresh lemon, sliced (peel & all)
· 1 clove garlic, mashed
· ~2 c water
· Very generous spoonful honey
Place water, ginger, lemon, & garlic in saucepan; bring to boil, then turn down heat and simmer gently for 20 min. Strain into mugs and add lots of honey. The tea *will* get stronger if you let it sit! Most invigorating!
The garlic adds a bit of bitterness, but the honey masks that. This tea is very soothing to the throat and warms and opens the chest and nasal passages. Plus there are all those vitamins and other good things! I now make this tea at the first sign of a cold, which helps me fight it off. I find it more effective than the commercial hot lemon remedies, and of course cheaper!