text: sore throat help!? have to give a speech tomorrow and still have an ugly hoarse voice from after a cold,, does propolis work? any suggestions out there??? cut a lemon in half and insert a peppermint in the middle. let it melt a little and take out the peppermint and suck down the juice of the lemon. when i get hoarse i ususally stay that way for over a week but when i did this i was back to normal the next day. hope this helps...good luck!