h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My flatmate and I ran out of honey the other day, and have yet to replace the jar. We've both had colds for the entirety of January, and hot toddies have depleted our supplies much as the colds have depleted our immune systems.

However, I'm pleased to announce that the following is an excellent cold remedy with a Canadian twist:

Chop up a bit of root ginger the size of your thumb. Boil it in water for as long as you fancy. Add the water (through a strainer) to a mug containing the juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon or more of maple syrup. Whisky to taste.

How kind of you to bring this to my attention. It's nice to try new things, and these are all ingredients we usually have in our kitchen.

It reminds me a little of a delicious drink I discovered in Holland & Barrett, called Rochester Ginger. It burns nicely as it goes down, and doesn't stop till it reaches your extremities. You have to add the whisky yourself, though.

Gothly likes to put chilli powder in hot toddies. It's great if you've got a sore throat (apparently), because it deadens the nerves there.

Sounds like a daring manoeuvre. Who's Gothly?

Try my toddy! And then let me know how you get on with it.

I got a job today, teaching from Tue - Sat in the Midlands, so I'm hoping my voice holds out. I'm sounding extremely chocolatey at the moment. Perhaps I should do some temping (or tempting) on some sort of sex chat line.

I'd like to say that Gothly is the light of my life and fire of my loins; unfortunately, Nabokov thought of it first. Gothly is the bringer of in the morning. I thought I'd better start using a name on h2g2 instead of just saying "my partner" or "my spouse", because Gothly took umbrage to someone's use of the word "wifey".

We tried your toddy today. We had no whisky, so we used spiced rum. I held my nose for the first few sips, to get the full "I've got a cold" sensation. I discovered it's better that way, as the smell is confusing. It tasted really nice. I might have another one in a bit.

Since you're teaching drama (?), why don't you save your voice and mime instead? (Only not too loudly--you don't want to start *looking* chocolatey.)

alas, I'm teaching text work.

So, I'd better go and finish reading the Revenger's Tragedy.

The Revenger's Tragedy! Cool! Is that on a syllabus, then?

I often think that Quentin Tarantino would have done well for himself in Jacobean England.

It's for a drama foundation course. Sort of. I'm doing that and The Changeling - the idea is to use them as examples of how to prepare as actors before rehearsal. How to read the play, essentially.

Yes, the R.T. is like Tarantino, not least in its relentless homage to other plays.

I've just written a Guide Entry. Would you be so kind as to have a look over it for me? Any sort of criticism's welcome. It's here: A2263961.

Turns out your toddy is an aphrodisiac. If I were you, I'd be careful about drinking it around your flatmate. At least, if it's got spiced rum in it.

Have you felt any inclination to do a guide entry yourself?

Yes, I was thinking of writing one on the National Student Drama Festival, but haven't got my sorry arse in gear to do it yet.

That's the good thing about this site: all fun and no deadlines.

I'm thinking about using my entry-writing as an excuse to gain access to my local uni's insect house--for research purposes, don't you know. They've got some delightful specimens in there, crawling up the walls and dropping off the ceilings and everything. They might even let me play with them.

Good idea.

Maybe I'll write an entry on the state of teaching in catholic girls' schools.

Absolutely! The world needs to know about these things.

Rather you than me, though: I understand the inmates of such places consider hockey sticks to be offensive weapons. Give me a soft, yielding cockroach any day.

You'd like this school!! It's possibly not too far away from you Snaily!

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Please can i have some hot toddy? Don't have any whisky or rum though...ooh, or ginger either...do have curry powder, do you think i could mix that with vodka & it would work?

zdt

Ohhh! What a cool school! It's not a million miles away from here, either.

I thought you might like to try the recipe on this thread, Terri, hence directing you here.

Te he, wicked person; you have put ideas in my head now; the English shop (which is within hobbling distance) stocks ginger wine.....& i have a lesson tomorrow£££

zdt

That should *certainly* warm your cockles!