Gin Ho Le; Nectar of the Gods

Alice teaches me 5,000 year old traditional Chinese medicine

With autumn under way and winter approaching, I think it’s time for the world to spread the good word of an easily infused, throat soothing, vitamin C packing, hot elixir that is sure to throw up 300 Spartan-like shields against any bird, swine, giraffe, aardvark, or humpback whale influenzas. Personally, I’m not into the flu-shot remedy gimmicks that can now be purchased in airport terminals or at Wal-Mart. I believe in seasonal foods, herbal concoctions, and advice from knowledgeable Chinese ladies (pictured above) who have studied and created herbal mixtures with their own hands and in their own kitchens, with their mothers and grandmothers.

All praises to the interconnected power of oral traditions!

I know give to you what Juan Ponce De Leon was searching for in northern Florida almost 500 years ago, a simple libation that will help, heal, and keep your hard earned clams where they should be; in your pocket and away from the pharmaceutical conglomerates. I now present to you, my brothers and sisters, “Gin Ho Le” (as in Ginger, Honey, and Lemon) [gin-ho-lay]***

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-8 oz. boiling to hot water
-Graded ginger (don’t be afraid to drink it); to taste
-Honey; to taste
-Fresh lemon juice with a sliver soaking and floating, to taste

Autumn foods:
Carrot, Chinese Cabbage, Pumpkin, Sweet potato, Lettuce, Lotus Root, Turnip, Shiitake mushrooms, Apple, Pear, Grape, Fig, mackerel, Salmon, Oyster, Pacific Saury

Winter foods:
Carrot, Daikon (white raddish), Chinese Cabbage, Rutabaga, Celeriac, Turnip, Brussels Sprouts, Pumpkin, Beetroot, Parsnip, Red Cabbage, Leek, Cabbage, Shallot, Pear, Tangerine, Sea Bass (Grouper), Scallop, Pacific Yellowtail Tuna, Pacific Cod, Monkfish, Halibut, Lobster, Mussels, Stone Crab

***There have been no recorded side effects and or over doses of this magical potion, so please gulp until your body and mind are content.