Old fashioned cough syrup

[Country homesteader]

When my Great-Grandmother was alive and I lived with her. Every time I had a sore throat or a cough she used to fix a homemade cough syrup from honey and a couple other ingredients. I think lemon juice was one and brown sugar was another but I can't remember.
Does anyone know about homemade cough syrup?

 

[BarredBuff]

Not sure on homemade cough syrup, but my aunt fixes me a hot hottie when I am sick with whiskey, honey, and lemon juice. Blend all this together on the stove, and it will perk you up.

Here is a link for a honey based one I googled. https://www.honey.com/recipes/detail/38/honey-cough-syrup

Hope this helps!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Agree with the whiskey hot water, honey, and lemon juice...it'll cure what ails ya!

 

[Country homesteader]

Right now the only thing that bothers me is my allergies. I was only asking about the cough syrup just in case someone else on here had a family member that grew up in the early 1900's.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Hey - whiskey might help allergies too, lol. I'll be the guinea pig and letcha know!

 

[Country homesteader]

I would try it but I'm not into drinking the strong powerful stuff. I just like Mike's Harder Lemonade, Seagram's Wine Coolers or Smirnoff Ice.

 

[Mini Horses]

Hey - whiskey might help allergies too, lol. I'll be the guinea pig and letcha know!

How kind of you, FEM...

I think many use elderberry syrups with decent results. Also, honey & apple cider vinegar, some use a little cayenne in it.

 

[Britesea]

I don't know about allergies... but seriously, maybe the alcohol in the whiskey kills the germs in the throat when you have a sore throat?

 

[lcertuche]

I read where a study compared honey to cough syrup and plain honey worked as well or (most of the time) better than the cough syrup.

 

[baymule]

I was sick a few weeks ago. I took elderberry syrup that I made by simmering dried elderberries, straining them, and added honey. That was for the crud I had. For the cough and sore throat, I took Kahlua.