Marie Mutsuki Mockett

I've been saddled with the flu for the past few weeks, and this has included a horrible and hacking dry cough. Fortunately, I have my mother's wisdom to help me with my symptoms! Around the time I turned 20, she sprang her secret "sake-nog" cure for the flu. It includes:

>A small cup of sake (think large Japanese tea-cup)
>one egg
>1/2 tablespoon honey or syrup

Mix all these ingredients in a cup. Then, place the cup in a pot of water. Make sure the water is low enough so the cup is not completely submerged. Bring the water to a boil. Use chopsticks to stir the sake-egg-syrup concoction. This will form curds.



Pull out the cup (using a hot pad) and enjoy! I usually start drinking with a spoon, then move on to taking actual sips. I swear, I love this stuff much better than Nyquil.



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