COUGH REMEDY

A healthy Concoction to ward off the colds

A few weeks ago at the Farmer's Market, a friend came over to our table and talked about how she likes Malak's honey, and how she buys it regularly. She said she uses it for many purposes, not just as a sweetener, but among other uses as a concoction for the colds.  Here is our spiked up version of a great recipe.

Pour a jar of Malak's honey into a glass bottle and add the following:

• 3 or 4 cloves of garlic cut very small or crushed
• a small piece of fresh ginger, cut very small

• one lemon, sliced thinly
• a few leaves of guava

Shake the jar very well and let infuse for a few days. Remember to shake several times a day to allow the flavors to blend well.

Take a teaspoonful every day, preferably in the morning as a preventative measure against colds or infections. Its taste is wonderful and its benefits innumerable:

The garlic is a good anti-oxidant, and detox agent

Ginger is antimicrobial and anti inflammatory

Lemon and honey ease a cough and soothe a sore throat

The guava leaves fight sore throats, and mouth sores and much more.

Try it, you'll like it!

Mixed Fruits, a new item from Minnie's Dried Fruits & Vegetables

Minnie's has put together a new item: A Mixed Fruits bag for those of you who want to sample our products or those who prefer a ready made mix.

Our new seasonal fruit mix contains: a variety of apples, banana coins, mango pieces, pear rounds, strawberries, kiwi,  and raisins, and depending on the season, we sometimes add in apricots and prunes and cherries.

The bag is still 75 grams and sells for LE 20.

Try it, you'll like it.

November 2012 issue of The Slice

The Slice

November 2012 Issue

What's New This Month

Mushrooms: At the request of many of Minnie’s Dried Fruits & Vegetables customers, we have dried Egyptian white button mushrooms. They come in packages of 50g. Rehydrate them if you like or just use them dry right out of the bag. Throw them is soups, in meat dishes, in vegetable dishes and in sauces.

Guava leaves: we have added them to our stock of sage, lemon grass, rosemary, lavender, bay leaves, chives, hot chilies- green and red for the courageous. They are all dried using solar energy, which keeps in the flavors and oils.

Soup Mix: is back on the monthly list now that the weather is a little cooler, especially at night. The mix is a blend of shredded zucchini, carrots, peas, onions, and herbs cut in small pieces and solar dried. Throw half a bag in your favorite broth, add a handful of vermicelli or small pasta and you have a meal ready in under 30 minutes!! You can also add this mix to any tomato sauce for a vegetable rich pasta sauce.

Did You Know That:

Guava Leaves: have many health benefits? Preliminary studies on guava leaves tea indicate that this tea may help inhibit a variety of diarrhea-causing bacteria, may cause beneficial changes in cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and may help with the prevention and treatment of diabetes? It can also help treat mouth ulcers, sore throats and laryngitis.

                                                                                                                

White Button Mushrooms: enhance the immune system?   That they contain a surprising amount of vitamins and mineral and are a great source for potassium, even better than bananas?

           

You can find Minnie’s Dried Fruits & Vegetables every Saturday at the Nun Center Farmer’s Market from 10 am to 2pm? Nun Center is located at 4, Shafik Mansour St. in Zamalek, across the Guezira Club children’s gate.

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