# The Weather Outside is Frightful - so tell me about a good hot toddy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388 "2008-01-29T00:17:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/1 "2008-01-29T00:17:19Z")
The Pipers are all huddled inside this evening, after a major blizzard nearly shut down the province, with windchills currently at -35, forecasted for -50 tomorrow. So, what’s a good hot toddy recipe that you like and would recommend to warm our Saskatchewanian bones? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/2 "2008-01-29T00:23:56Z")
Hot Buttered Rum: 1 shot Myer’s Rum. I suppose you can use something else, but I like Myer’s the best ~2 T. brown sugar ~1 T. butter hot water nutmeg cinnamon stick pinch of salt Put the brown sugar, rum, and butter in a smallish mug. Squoosh it around some to make a paste. Add hot water - not too much, you don’t want it watery. Add a pinch of salt and stir. Grate nutmeg over the top and stick the cinnamon stick in it. Tom and Jerry These are a pain to make, but soooo delicious. For two servings: One egg, separated 1 shot rum 1 shot brandy 2 T. sugar 1.5 cups milk nutmeg Warm the milk in the microwave - be careful, it’ll boil over fast. Put the egg white and 1 T. of the sugar in mixer. Mix until it forms stiff peaks. Whisk together the egg yolk and remaining 1 T. sugar. Whisk until the yolk lightens and gets a little thick. Add in the rum and brandy and whisk. Fold in the beaten egg whites, careful not to let it all go flat. Add half this batter to two mugs. Fill with the warm milk. Sprinkle nutmeg over the top. Yum Yum Yum, this is what eggnog wants to be. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/3 "2008-01-29T00:47:41Z")
Back when I used to drink, a hot toddy was simplicity itself. Not only was it good drinking, it’s wonderful when you have a head cold. Peel off a generous but thin peel of lemon zest. Pinch and rub the zest around the lip of a mug, and then put the zest in the bottom of the mug with a teaspoon of sugar - raw, if you have raw sugar. Muddle it together with a muddler if you have one, or the end of a wooden spoon. This is to break open the lemon oil capsules in the zest and heighten the fragrance. Add a jigger of your choice of liquor. I liked rum the best. Stir in boiling water to your taste. The lemon oil fragrance will immediately release in the steam and it will smell heavenly (and unclog your sinuses if you have a headcold). Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/4 "2008-01-29T02:10:38Z")
Well a toddy for me was a cup of weak tea, with a half shot of whiskey, two teaspoonfuls of honey and a wedge of lemon. Not recommended for children under six. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/5 "2008-01-29T02:16:07Z")
3-4 tablespoons of honey and 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Simmer in a shallow pan on low heat until it gets bubbly. Transfer to a mug and add enough bourbon to suit you. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/6 "2008-01-29T02:17:04Z")
Hot chocolate and Baileys (for your quick fix. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/7 "2008-01-29T02:19:09Z")
Hot chocolate and bourbon, actually. At least that’s what’s in my mug right now. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/8 "2008-01-29T03:31:58Z")
I’m sick, so this is what I call my ‘hot toddy’. Good for colds and insomnia: mug of hot milk generous teaspoon brown sugar cinnamon good shot of whiskey I’ve got a bottle of whiskey, and can’t wait for bedtime! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/9 "2008-01-29T08:44:40Z")
Hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps. For you guys in kilts: 2 Tbs. honey juice of one lemon 1 jigger Drambuie 1jigger of Scotch (doesn’t have to be top shelf) Hot water to fill ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/10 "2008-01-29T08:51:13Z")
Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer tea, made with double tea bags. One shot of Benedictine. Bed Time for Bonzo! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/11 "2008-01-29T12:38:51Z")
Thanks for the replies, all. Got distracted by something else last night and didn’t have a chance to put any into effect, but perhaps tonight. Weather remains frightful - outside temperature is currently -32 C, and wind chill is expected to take it to -50. Mrs. Piper and I had planned a road trip today, but we’re trying to put it off for a day until weather improves. [QUOTE=silenus] Hot chocolate and bourbon, actually. At least that’s what’s in my mug right now. [/QUOTE] Now, why did I expect to see a post from **silenus** in this thread? and why do you need a hot toddy in southern California? aren’t you supposed to be hot-tubbing or something? ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/12 "2008-01-29T12:57:53Z")
When I was in college, lo these 25 years ago, we used to make toddies in a “hot pot” (that, to you microwave generation, was a device that you plugged in to heat water. Period. It was what you cooked ramen in.). Recipe as follows: Enough water to fill mug of your choice 2 cinnamon sticks 3 whole cloves Boil until liquid is straw-colored and smells heavenly While water boils, add 1 shot of rum and sugar to taste (no less than 1 T) to mug Pour water into mug. Stir well. Drink. If you have a cold, go to bed immediately and wake up feeling much better. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-so-tell-me-about-a-good-hot-toddy/435388/13 "2008-01-29T15:20:02Z")
This one has been passed down from my Grandfather: In a mug, put: 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 ounce Corby’s (Grandpa’s favourite. CC or Wiser’s Deluxe would do just as well.) Add boiling water and stir. If you like, add a bit of cinnamon for some zip.