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A milk toddy was a warm or hot beverage mixture of milk and various other ingredients – depending on taste – from Earth. It was often used as a home remedy for insomnia, as the amino acid in the heated lactose acts as a natural sedative.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard's aunt Adele had a recipe for steamed hot milk toddy with nutmeg, which Picard shared with Doctor Crusher. (TNG: "Cause and Effect") Dr. Crusher also prescribed a glass of warm milk toddy to Commander Riker – with a dash of nutmeg – to help him sleep. (TNG: "Schisms", " All Good Things...")

A toddy traditionally contains alcohol as one of its ingredients, but that is not mentioned or alluded to in any of the episodes where milk toddy has been given as a remedy for sleep

To try one at home, a fan has blogged a basic recipe here.

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