Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Homemade Cough Syrup Recipe*

1 Lemon, whole
2 Tbs honey
2 tsp food-grade vegetable glycerine

Boil the lemon whole for a few minutes; cool.
Half and juice the lemon. (Boiling it softens the skin, making it easier to extract all the juice.)
Mix juice with other ingredients.

Keeps in 'fridge for 1 week. Take by spoonful as needed for dry, irritated cough. Also good stirred into a cup of tea such as green tea for expectorant, or lemon balm and slippery elm bark for allergies.
*This recipe has worked for our family, but it is not intended as medical advice and should not supersede your own good judgment about what works for you.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Barbara Bush Quote Applies to Students

"If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities."
Barbara Bush