Cure for Man Flu

[Gord]

As I mentioned elsewhere a couple of days ago, I’ve had a real stinker of a cold over the last week or so. I spent a lot of time at the weekend scouring health forums and the like for a cure. There’s a lot of stuff about aromatherapy (inhaling olbas oil, rubbing menthol into the soles of your feet, etc etc) vitamins (eat a lot of fruit every day all year, take multivitamins, etc.) and then some bits and pieces about garlic. Now this rang true because I remember years ago I used to eat a lot more curry than nowadays, and I’m nearly 100% sure that I was less afflicted with colds and flu than I am lately.

So … last night I came home from work, snuffling and suffering, and took steps. These steps are outlined below. I can assure you that I awoke this morning free of any catarrh, coughing, or malingering ague. I’m returned to full vigour.
Without further ado, here is my cure:

One spinach and mushroom curry:
- 1 x pack of frozen spinach;
- 1 x box of mushrooms;
- 1 onion;
- 1.5 bulbs of garlic;
- 200ml veg stock;
- ½ jar Pataks Madras paste;
- splash of Tabasco.
Sundries were Naan bread and rice plus Sharwoods mango chutney.

Crucially, this was washed down with 4 bottles of Adnams Explorer (http://www.adnams.co.uk/CellarAndKitchen/PagesPublic/ProductBrowse/product.aspx?group1=BEER&group2=*EMPTY&group3=*EMPTY&group4=*EMPTY&product=710623).

Worked an absolute treat.
:smile:

[QuestionableCarrot]

Cant argue with that concotion Gord - seems a real nose dribbler that one.

I remember one year I had quite a heavy cold and drank a few brandies while waiting for a Vindaloo at my local Indian curry house. I could have filled bottles of snot and still had more for a bath by the time I had finished. Best remedy period...:cool:

[Tin Pot]

Ha, ha. Maybe I should order a Madras too.

Still getting through my cold :(

[Planet_Boom]

I agree 100% that curry helps keep the man flu at bay. Back in the day I used to wash dishes for an curry house. Lots of free curry and no cold!

[Gord]

I'm gonna eat at least one strong curry per week from now on

[McStumpy]

My wife eats tons of fruit, I eat very little. She never gets a cold, whereas... well, I'm sure I don't need to spell it out :(