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Onion cough mixture. Make your own Onion cough mixture

This recipe will create a soothing and aromatic remedy.

To make 12 floz/340ml

• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 8 floz/225ml honey
• 4 floz/115ml warm water
• 1 tot vodka (optional)
• Juice of 1 lemon

Place the onions in a medium-size bowl. Add the honey, water and vodka (if desired) and leave to sit overnight in the refrigerator. Strain off the liquid, discarding the onions, and transfer to a bottle. Cover tightly. Take 2 teaspoons every 3-4 hours. The cough mixture will keep for I week if refrigerated.

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Have your say! Does the job! Comments By: Anon on 2007-03-28 It smells worse than it tastes!! The kids don't mind taking it, so it can't be that bad and it really works.   Have your say!

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