On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:30:20 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >, Terry Pulliam
>Burd > wrote:
>(snip)
>> This is going to sound absolutely ridiculous,
>
>Nah. Y'think?
>
>> but I know it works: slice an onion in half and heat it in a
>> microwave until it's hot enough for the heat to be felt (but not
>> burned) through a cloth, such as a washcloth or old rag. Hold it
>> against her ear...I cannot recall what gas is released, but it worked
>> on my kids when they were small.

>Do you dress that with oil and vinegar? <g> And where'd YOU learn the
>onion trick? From the family surgeon?

HA! Not likely! No, this came to me from the family surgeon's wife,
the MIL, who was a nurse and had some way cool and nifty natural home
remedies.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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