Can you believe that tomorrow is Erev Rosh Hashana (New Year’s Eve)!? We all hope for a happy and healthy new year, and hopefully these will help kick this year off right, because – Ha-choo – this kosher foodie is sick. And while usually people prefer chicken soup, this throat soother is much easier to eat while lying in bed watching TV. Plus, staying in bed all day is b-o-r-i-n-g and you know I like to make candy and would rather be in the kitchen than doing nothing all day. Plus, everyone else is in the kitchen preparing about a million holiday meals for the coming days, and I want to fit in!
I got this recipe from Alton’s Good Eats book. I can’t wait for the Middle Ages to come out! So, Alton made 200 lozenges. I decided to quarter his recipe, hoping that my throat wouldn’t hurt long enough to need all of them! Turns out, I wish I did make that many. They were so delicious! Honey and lemon, what a great combination! I kept eating them even after my throat was all healed. I used really good quality honey that my parents brought home from Costa Rica. I’m glad I found such a great use for it! You can use whichever type of honey you have around the house.
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces sugar
- 3 ounces honey
- About 2 tablespoons water
- Zest of one lemon
Instructions:
1. Combine sugar, honey, and water in a very small saucepan. Mix together. Place over high heat until boiling.
2. Cover for 4 minutes.
3. Remove the cover and place a candy thermometer inside. When mixture reaches 295 degrees, remove from heat and let cool for five minutes. Mixture should thicken.
4. Mix in lemon zest.
5. Using a 1/2 teaspoon measure, drop onto parchment or silicone mat lined baking sheet, making sure to leave some space between them, because they’ll spread.
6. Work quickly, because the mixture thickens really quickly.
7. Let cool for 1/2 hour and store in an air-tight container. Separate layers using parchment paper. These will last for about a week at room temperature.
Shana Tova!
The Kosher Foodies 
Hi fellow Foodie! A—-Choo!! I am sick to!! Glad you made these, because I def. need them. I feel aweful!! I made and blogged chicken soup yesterday, plus I ate it again today. I guess it’s that time of the year for colds. I hope you feel better soon. Heck, I hope I feel better soon. I would much rather be food blogging than lying in bed with this laptop. Atleast on the bright side I can het caught up on my fellow bloggers…. 🙂 Have a good one !!
Poor Baby. What is wrong? Why are you sick?
I will make you chicken soup.
Do you have a good recipe? Not like your mother used to make but a really good one.