"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> SteveB wrote on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:25:14 -0700:
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>> "James Silverton" > wrote in
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>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> The discussion of menudo reminded me that many foods are
>>> reputed to be cures for hangovers. I don't believe the
>>> reputations much but both Mexican Menudo soup and Thai
>>> Drunken Noodles are supposed be cures. Does anyone have any other
>>> suggestions? I might even test them :-)
>>>
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>>> James Silverton
>
>> Intravenous fructose is used for people with high alcohol
>> levels in the ER. It can reduce blood alcohol levels by half
>> in 15 minutes. But I don't know if the results would be the
>> same from ingested fructose. Tomato juice was an old
>> bartender's remedy, hence, the Bloody Mary. Some hangover
>> relief coupled with some hair of the dog.
>
> I've remembered two more. Prairie Oyster (whole egg yolk in tomato juice,
> Tabasco and Worchester Sauce). It's not the same as a Rocky Mountain
> Oyster and doesn't work tho' it can produce vomiting just by looking at it
> :-) Japanese pickled plums (Umeboshi?) don't work either. I'm not
> interested in medical approaches and I'll suffer rather than trying
> them:-) To be honest, I've not had a real hangover in many years.
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> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
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> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I don't know why, but hot and spicy foods are often touted as hangover
cures. Maybe because the peppers make you sweat out the alcohol? I dunno.
Back in the day I used to crave tamales or a bowl of chili accompanied by
saltine crackers. That was a long time ago.

Jill