How to Make Cough Medicine with Lemon Juice

1). Empty one pint of honey into a small pot and warm over low to medium-low heat. Do not allow the honey to boil.
2). Place a whole lemon in a second pot and cover with water. Boil for two to three minutes.
3). Remove the lemon and set aside to cool or run it under cold water until cool enough to handle.
4). Use a knife to slice the lemon, rind included, into thin slices. Place the lemon slices in the warming honey, mixing with a spoon.
5). Cook the honey and lemon together on low heat for an hour, ensuring that the mixture does not boil.
6). Strain the lemon from the honey mixture with a strainer or cheesecloth, making certain that all lemon seeds and peel are removed.
7). Let the mixture cool, then pour into a jar or bottle and cover with a tightly fitting. Your homemade cough remedy can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two months.
8). To soothe a dry cough or sore throat, adults should take one tablespoon of the honey-lemon mixture as needed. For children weighing at least 25 pounds (and over two years of age), 1/2 teaspoon of the mixture may be taken as needed. Children weighing 50 pounds or more can be given one teaspoon. Do not give to children under two years of age.