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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 5 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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I LOVE this recipe. It is a treasure to me. It is so simple and I make it really often, especially in the colder months. I only make it hot, but I've heard that it also makes a delicious lemonade in the summertime. The Kerr House is a private health retreat in the quaint little town of Grand Rapids, Ohio. I worked there and got addicted to this wonderful drink, their house tea . If you are interested in the health benefits, read on. If not, skip down to the recipe! The original recipe for this came from Stanley Borroughs as a cleansing fast and appetite supressant. [That should serve as a fair warning that it does make you have to go to the bathroom...but in a good way :)] Lemon is an excellent clenser and diuretic. Maple sugar is a balanced form of positive and negative sugars and helps keep blood sugar levels normal. Cayenne pepper is a blood purifier and dissolves mucous. (I ALWAYS drink this at the first sign of a cold!) I know it is probably tempting, but dont omit the cayenne pepper. Try it- it doesnt make it spicy and it wouldnt taste the same without it! Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice |
1/4 cup pure maple syrup |
hot water |
cayenne pepper, to taste (do not substitute other peppers, that could be not-so-swell tasting) |
Directions:
1. Mix together lemon juice and maple syrup.
2. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons (to taste) into a mug or tea cup.
3. Fill with hot water and lightly sprinkle on a pinch of cayenne pepper, to taste. (You can stir it in if you want to). The syrupy mixture can be made ahead and can be stored in a covered glass in the refrigerator for about a week.
4. Variation: (I've never tried this) Peel lemons, leaving a generous amount of white pulp, which contains bioflavonoids. Cut lemon in half, remove seeds. Mix in a blender with purified water until liquid. Serve according to above directions.
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