I’m full of cold or flu. Taken some paraceptamol to reduce the fever. What do you like to do to feel better even for a short period of time. Need some tips! Feeling so crap

  • _cnt0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social
    7·
    1 year ago

    I like to cook a spice tea with cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and black pepper (cook it all for 10 minutes), and then add some fresh orange juice and honey. Goes well with deliriously binge-watching a series from my “to do” list.

    • Mothra@mander.xyz
      3·
      1 year ago

      Sounds nice, I think feel like having a cold now.

      So do you actually add tea leaves or you just cook the spices? I suppose ground versions don’t work for this?

      • _cnt0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        If you want to add tea (sometimes I add black tea), just let it steep for the normal duration after cooking the rest and before adding the orange juice and honey. For the best result/taste you should grind the spices right before cooking. (Pre-)ground spices work to; you might use a little bit more of them. A word of warning on the pepper: use very little at first. Cooked it the water it is a lot hotter/more stinging than you might expect.