Mon, May-26-14, 12:02
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Plan: My own
Stats: 186/155/150
BF:
Progress: 86%
Location: SW PNW
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I was making something similar to this during the winter; I did it the first time when I started to get the sniffles, and then found I liked it so much that I made it for me on cold, rainy days when DH wanted cocoa LOL. I used full fat dairy milk, but would imagine that any other milk of choice would be just as good.
I heated several cups of milk to just below a boil, and added lots of "warm" whole spices - a cinnamon stick, a couple of star anise pods, several cardamom pods (cracked open), 5 or 6 slices of fresh ginger, about 10 black peppercorns (cracked) (there is evidence that turmeric is better utilized if taken with black pepper). Choice of spice was what I like, and what I had; fewer, or more, are optional. I let it sit off heat for an hour or so to let the flavors be absorbed into the milk (just because I prefer it that way; using powdered spices would no doubt be equally nice, and certainly quicker). After steeping I re-heated the milk, poured it through a strainer, added a tablespoon of powdered turmeric (would have used fresh had I had it), and a half teaspoon of vanilla extract (sometimes I put a piece of vanilla pod in the steeping milk), and drank it down. It took care of the sniffles if I did it early enough in the process, and I found it a very soothing, comforting drink.
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