In the meantime, try soothing your throat with warm lemon water and honey and humidifying the air in your house.

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We decided to go long format and try a two week cleanse that involved copious fiber pills, raw foods, and three full days of The Master Cleanse (water, lemon, maple syrup).

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Now for what Ms. Schwertner calls the secondary dashi, which serves as the poaching liquid for the halibut: Add the reserved bonito flakes and kombu to a pot with water and Meyer lemon slices.

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Pre-cook it for at least two hours. (Fill a stockpot with water, add lemon juice, some salt and turn on the gas.) A savory, warming bowlful proves the sumptuous ends justify the malodorous means.

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Drop the peeled bits into a bowl of acidulated water (water into which some lemon juice has been squeezed) immediately after cutting to prevent discoloration.

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The vegetable's most classic employment is in the cold French salad celerie remoulade, in which the root is peeled, grated, "cooked" in lemon juice (or blanched briefly in acidulated water) to lose a bit of its rawness, then dressed with a mustardy mayonnaise.

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What brings me back is a collection of specifically New England sensations that I associate with the place: free-wheeling a bicycle down a sandy beach road, the tang of lemon on fried clams, the clear green water of the north Atlantic and the pure maritime light.

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Combine whiskey, sugar, and water in a warmed coffee glass nad twist the lemon peel over and drop it in.

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It's filled with ice water that's been flavored with fruits, veggies, or herbs: mint, orange, lemon basil, ginger, and cucumber.

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