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February 01 2008
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Here's a Treat that Will Warm You All the Way Down to Your Toes

With the chilly season still upon us, it‘s nice to have some good, warm, comforting drinks to fall back on in the evening, when you want to warm your toes up!

So, today, I‘ll show you one of my favorite hot drinks, a warm, mulled, raw milk drink, and it‘s very, very delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Raw milk (enough for 2 good-sized mugs)
  • 3 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
  • 1 tsp. whole cloves
  • 1 whole nutmeg, with surface slightly cracked. (Crack by pressing down on it with the bottom of a heavy pot or pan)
  • 1 tsp. Pure Gold Raw Honey

Note: Honey is optional. For protein types, best reduced or omitted.

PREPARATION:

  1. Pour raw milk into a small pot (I‘m using my cast-iron, enamel pan, available at Mercola.com)
  2. Prepare spice packet as follows:
    • In a double-thickness, 8" X 8" piece of cheesecloth, place the following:
    • 3 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 tsp. whole cloves
    • 1 whole nutmeg, slightly cracked
  3. Gather up sides of cheesecloth to form bundle, and tie bundle up to close.
  4. Place spice packet into milk.
  5. Stir 1 tsp. Pure Gold Raw Honey into milk.
  6. Do not boil the milk; just heat it to just warmer than skin temperature on a very low heat by heating it for about 30-45 minutes. This allows all the spices to infuse into the milk.

Note: Boiling the milk would destroy good bacteria and enzymes.

A lovely aroma will waft through your home, and you‘ll end up with a really yummy, raw-milk drink that you‘ll savor on those cold, wintry evenings.


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tracyguyer
[ Joined on 12/06 ] [ Posted on March 8, 2008 ]
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I love these videos.  They are helpful, even when they are simple, to spark my imagination to create healthy, good tasting food.  It is a life goal of mine to prove that healthy food can taste better than unhealthy food.  I get ideas through Luci's creations.

I was wondering if it would be possible for those who post the video to move the mercola.com strip that is at the bottom of the video.  These words block the view of what Luci is doing and defeat the whole purpose of having a video.  If the words are necessary, maybe they could be at the top of the video?  Thanks for considering that.

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dd611@mts.net
[ Joined on 01/08 ] [ Posted on March 9, 2008 ]
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Don't put Luci down - she does an excellent job, I like her accent and clear voice which makes her easy to understand, and on top of all that she's good eye candy.

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Rett
[ Joined on 11/06 ] [ Posted on March 9, 2008 ]
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I prefer drinking my raw milk ice cold.  But I'm so happy to see Lucy doing well.  I know she had some terrific challenges before Dr. Mercola helped her turn things around.  Very charming and always a joy to watch.

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LadyPam
[ Joined on 02/08 ]  [ Posted on March 11, 2008]
       
   
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I don' t like drinking anything ice cold - it's an unnecessary stress on the stomach and the colder things are, the less you can taste them. I never have ice in drinks.

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LadyPam
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Rett, I'm intrigued about Luci's terrific challenges you mention. I have no wish to pry into anyone's private matters - has she shared her story anywhere?

  
  
Smiles
[ Joined on 04/07 ] [ Posted on March 8, 2008 ]
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I think it would be better to simmer the spices in water for 45 min to an hour, and then cool it a bit and add the raw milk and honey.  That way you would be able to extract more spices without a worry that you were pasteurizing the milk and honey.  Ayurvedic tradition suggests that one should never cook or bake with honey, as it changes it into a somewhat toxic substance.  I only wish I had a resource for raw milk!

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ldm
[ Joined on 02/07 ] [ Posted on March 7, 2008 ]
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That sounds quite interesting.  I will have to try it.  I have a similar recipe for mulled wine, but I do not use the cheese cloth.  I just throw in the spices then skim them out prior to pouring it into a cup.

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fennydendron
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Lucy has a very charming,natural personality and I love that accent.I prefer to see her anytime over the vulgar and arrogant Rachael Rae.Besides,her recipes are simple to follow and healthy (Lucy's recipes,that is...)

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Gracette
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I can't tell you how much I enjoy watching, listening and learning these new, healthy recipies from Luci.

She has such a natural and fun personality that I feel like I am in the same room while being taught. Thank you. I hope these continue and I am planning on making the soups this week and the whey shakes.

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happyjack
[ Joined on 03/08 ] [ Posted on March 8, 2008 ]
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lucy is amazing. don't put her down about her hair. when you'r e at home do tie your hair back and wear gloves and wash fastidiously. anal retentive?

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dale67
[ Joined on 07/07 ] [ Posted on March 8, 2008 ]
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Sounds a lot like chai but without the black tea... yummy

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Duke Jones
[ Joined on 02/08 ] [ Posted on March 10, 2008 ]
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A chai recipe I've used is quite similar, and uses Tulsi as the base rather than black tea.  Delicious!

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Keeli A
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Yes please move the writing, I cant see what is happening and it is so infuriating.

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LadyPam
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Lovely sounding recipe but seems enormously extravagent with the whole nutmeg, three sticks of cinnamon - perhaps that's just because I've been living on just about nothing for so long.  Surely grating in a little nutmeg and grinding some cinnamon would be ok?  Some recipes call for a whole vanilla pod but I'm so mean that I keep a vanilla pod in a small glass jar of (unrefined) sugar, using a spoonfull of the sugar to add vanilla flavour as necessary ;)

Lucy rightfully points out that boiling the milk would destroy beneficial enzymes and bacteria; it also destroys vitamin C and, disasterously, denatures the milk into something bad for you instead of good - search this site for Dr Mercola's wisdom on this.

I would suggest: invest in a cooking thermometer.  I've had mine for 20 years and it's so much better than guesswork. It's all too easy to overheat something, especially if we're distracted, if the phone rings or something.  For those of us confused by "..warmer than skin temperature..." I think it should be between 40 and 50C. 40 is warmer than body temperature and 45 will certainly feel warm while drinking it. Heat the mugs (boiling water) before serving so it doesn't cool off too quickly. Don't heat it as high as 60C, which is hot. Hot tea and coffee is around this when it's cooled to easy drinking temperature but remember that most of us have killed off so many nerve endings in our mouths before adulthood that we can drink a liquid that's too hot for our hands!

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alm260
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"You want it to heat up to... warmer than room temperature..."

I think the word she was fumbling for is "simmer".

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LadyPam
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Audrey, no! NOT simmer! That's boiling point and far too hot. "just above skin temperature" is rather unclear but I'd say not much above blood heat, or 40C.

  
  
Young Health 4 Life
[ Joined on 03/07 ] [ Posted on March 8, 2008 ]
       
   
 
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If you want to make a warm, tasty drink without the milk, you can also mix 2 oz of pure cranberry juice like Mountain Sun brand  (not any brand from concentrate or with addes juices/sugar) with 14 oz of water, put the same spices Luci is recommending in a garnish bag, bring to a light boil, then simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. You can drink as is or add 3/4 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and 1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Drink this at night and in the morning with a tablespoon or two of freshly ground flaxseed and you have an incredibly healthy, alkalizing, organ supporting drink.

( You can actually use 8 oz of cranberry juice with 56 oz of water and store in a glass jar in fridge if you want to make more/minimize time)

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Sheila8
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This user is BELOW novice level and all their comments need to be reviewed with great caution.

Hope there's no hair in it. I keep telling her to tie her hair back, there is no need to have it hanging all over the place!

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HeatherM
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I agree. And while she's side on to the camera, veiwers want to be able to see her face as she's talking, not a veil of hair.

  
  
grrrlgenius
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Can't we have someone not so hot demonstrating?  This site is supposed to be educational. It should not incite lust in the male readers!

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