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I have the sore throat from hell, caught it moving this damn snow over the weekend.

My recipe for any and all winter illnesses. I'm currently administering this to my g/friend non-stop recently, as she is wrapped up in bed with all kinds of symptoms:

* Juice of one lemon
* 2 heaped teaspoons of honey
* Some brandy, rum or whisky
* Top up with boiling water
* Add sugar to taste.
You can also dissolve eucalyptus sore-throat sweets (ie lockets) in there for added kick.

A regular supply of this, combined with bedrest & lots of hot tea and spicy food (Madras recommended), will knock any cough/ cold/ sore throat/ flu on the head within a day or two.

Oh, and if you have a slight temperature try to avoid paracetamol/ aspirin. These will reduce your temperature, and a high temperature will kill the bugs making you ill. Obviously if it goes too high it will kill you too, but the bugs will kick the bucket long before you do.