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FOR A COUGH FROM A COLD

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole flax-seed
  • 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 1 quart boiling water
  • 1 large lemon

Directions

1

Wash the flax-seed twice in cold water and drain it.

2

In a pot, combine the flax-seed, sugar, and boiling water.

3

Peel the lemon, cut it in half, and squeeze the juice into the pot.

4

Remove the seeds from the lemon, chop it, and add it to the mixture.

5

Stir occasionally until cool enough to drink.

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