Thursday, September 9, 2021

Haitian home remedy for the win

 It's pouring rain in Massachusetts, and I've been down with quite a cold for days. We've been so careful for so long that cold germs have been successfully kept away till now. I suppose it was just a matter of time. 

Let me hasten to say that I did get tested, and it is not COVID-19, nor flu, nor strep. Just a cold. Nevertheless, I have been working from my room. We sisters hold all things in common - no one has private income, and all of our belongings belong to the community. However, the Superior has declared an unequivocal exception for germs, and thus I am doing my best to be stingy with them. 

So here I am in my room on this grey day, looking at the rain and working on this weekend's sermon, and I have received the perfect thing: a cup of strong, hot ginger tea made by one of our sisters from Haiti, up in Massachusetts for our annual Gathering and Chapter meeting. 

I thought I'd share. 

ginger clove tea in an old blue mug that reads "Society of St. Margaret" on a green quilted coaster on a white desk. Behind the mug is a window with a view of green trees and a rainy, grey day

The recipe is very simple: 

  • Boil ginger root and cloves in water.
  • Let them steep for much longer than you think you need to. Stronger is better, especially if you have a sore throat. You can always add hot water to your cup!
  • Best served in your favorite, beat-up well loved mug.
  • Li bon! Enjoy.

Reheats well. 

2 comments:

  1. Is ginger root available at a standard US grocery store do you think? I really want to try this out, but perhaps without the cold/sniffle.

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  2. Yes, it is! We get it in Massachusetts regularly. Highly recommend.

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