Greetings to my friends who are probably wondering what
happened to me. I haven’t made an entry in my blog in several months. We
recently moved to a beautiful remote area of the country. The birds awaken us
in the morning with their melodious songs—we never hear traffic. Occasionally
we see happy neighbors walking or biking past the house.
They always wave or stop and say hello.
Now that I am nearly unpacked I can get back to writing,
visiting with my grandchildren that are closer than before, lying on the beach,
and having fun in the kitchen.
I recently met a friend of my daughter-in-law named Zhanna who
moved to the U.S.
from Russia a
couple of weeks ago. She was a little under the weather and was sipping a
concoction that looked somewhat like lemonade. Through translation my
daughter-in-law explained its purpose and contents. It was a health drink she
had been drinking since she was a child. She got the recipe from her mother and
it was good for whatever ails you.
The flight from Russia
took more than a full day, being cooped up with a lot of people
that may or may not have been ill and she was not taking any
chances. Hence she was drinking this Russian health drink. The next time you
are around someone with flu or your kids come home from school with the
sniffles, brew a jug of this Russian Health Drink. Zhanna swears by it. Thank
you Zhanna! Stay well.
Health Drink from
Zhanna
1 medium fresh ginger root
4 fresh squeezed lemons
1 tablespoon honey
2 pounds frozen or fresh cranberries
3 liters lukewarm water
Place following ingredients
in 3 liter or half gallon container:
a) Peel the ginger root and
squeeze through a garlic press. Taste for heat, if it is too hot use
only half. Save the rest of the ginger for another day.
b) Squeeze the
lemons and remove seeds.
c) Thaw frozen cranberries
or wash if fresh. Grind in blender
d) Add honey
e) Add lukewarm
water and mix thoroughly.
Drink through the day on a full stomach to prevent getting
sick. If you are using this drink for children use half the lemon and add more
water.
