Home Remedies

I'm not a big advocate of home remedies. Using weird things to fix something that could be fixed with an asprin or a bottle of 401. However, in the last couple of weeks, I've come across a couple that have actually worked, and worked really well!

First, a couple of weeks ago, I had a cold, but I had the worst sore throat I've ever had. Remember that old commercial, "It will hurt if I swallow!" That was me. So Jake got online and found me a cure. The recipe is this;

1 cup of water (I used hot chocolate)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

I'm really not a fan of spicy. He found a variet of recipes that had stuff like honey and herbal tea. I only used a little less than 1/8 teaspoon in my hot chocolate and it was very spicy. I couldn't taste it, but it burned my lips. Somebody suggested using vaseline on your lips when you drank it. Anyway, it totally worked! I still had a little bit of sore throat, so I guess if I had taken all of it it would've worked completely. But what relief!

The second thing I read somewhere online looking for things to do with lemon juice. I don't know about all of you, but I'm not very good at keeping my microwave clean. I took the lemon juice that comes in one of those lemons and I mixed it with about that much water and I boiled it in the microwave for about six minutes then I let it stand for about five minutes. Then I took a rag and everything just wiped off. I didn't have to scrub anything! It was wonderful!