Jewish Penicillin
For the past two days I’ve been groggy, exhausted and sore. Every time I swallow, it feels like razor blades are cutting my throat. My doctor tells me that it’s strep throat. In between the penicillin doses, I’ve been popping cold and flu medication for fever and congestion, gargling with salt water and sucking on lozenges. I’ve accumulated some serious Shoppers Optimum points this week! The only relief that I’ve felt has been from eating bowls of my mother’s chicken soup, that I have stock-piled in my freezer. Maybe it’s the comfort of my mother and the taste of her secret ingredients, but I truly believe that there are some medicinal effects of chicken soup. I get sick quite infrequently, so I save the soup for emergencies only and I take eating it very seriously. First, it starts with boiled broad egg noodles. There is pretty much an equal ratio of noodles to soup. Then, to top off the delight, I generously sprinkle some “crunchies” on top. (You know, those little yellow soup mandel made by OSEM). I especially like it when there is cut up chicken or pipicks in the soup.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present you with Jewish Penicillin:
The cure
Does anyone know how many weight watchers points those things are? Actually, I’m sure they’re fried, I’d rather not know…
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