Blinky the Shark wrote:
> flitterbit wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>
>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as
>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>
>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>
>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>
>>>
>> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout of that
>> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 -- such
>> fun!
>>
>> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale, and
>> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale may very
>> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
>> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.
>
> God, how I hated Vicks. Felt awful, and that tee shirt all gooey with it
> and stuck to my chest and back made it ten times as awful.
>
>
I liked it because it seemed to make it easier to breathe; I wasn't fond
of being stuck to a t-shirt either, but I suspect a lot of what it
offered was simply the feeling of being cared for.

flitterbit wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> flitterbit wrote:
>>
>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>
>>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>>
>>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as
>>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>>
>>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>>
>>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not
>>>> like
>>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout of
>>> that
>>> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 -- such
>>> fun!
>>>
>>> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale, and
>>> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale may
>>> very
>>> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
>>> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.
>>
>>
>> God, how I hated Vicks. Felt awful, and that tee shirt all gooey with it
>> and stuck to my chest and back made it ten times as awful.
>>
>>
> I liked it because it seemed to make it easier to breathe; I wasn't fond
> of being stuck to a t-shirt either, but I suspect a lot of what it
> offered was simply the feeling of being cared for.

The other thing my mother was fond of was potassium iodide for chest
colds. 20 drops in a glass of water. It was supposed to help you cough
up the crud but dear god it was vile. Once I got my psycho cat (2nd
grade, I think), I never actually swallowed a dose of that crap, I just
poured it out carefully into the cat's litter box - it was my
responsibility to keep it clean, sick or well. And I always got well
anyhow.

Good thing, too. My sister had no such recourse or at least it never
occurred to her and her doctor blames her current thyroid issues on our
mother's favorite remedy. I never shared this particular tactic with
her because the first thing she would have done would have been to rat
me out for spite. Being a shit has its consequences...

Kathleen wrote:
> flitterbit wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>
>>> flitterbit wrote:
>>>
>>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I
>>>>> have to
>>>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've
>>>>> been
>>>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>>>
>>>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I
>>>>> remember as
>>>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to
>>>>> settle a
>>>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not
>>>>> like
>>>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout
>>>> of that
>>>> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 -- such
>>>> fun!
>>>>
>>>> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale,
>>>> and
>>>> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale
>>>> may very
>>>> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
>>>> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.
>>>
>>>
>>> God, how I hated Vicks. Felt awful, and that tee shirt all gooey
>>> with it
>>> and stuck to my chest and back made it ten times as awful.
>>>
>>>
>> I liked it because it seemed to make it easier to breathe; I wasn't
>> fond of being stuck to a t-shirt either, but I suspect a lot of what
>> it offered was simply the feeling of being cared for.
>
> The other thing my mother was fond of was potassium iodide for chest
> colds. 20 drops in a glass of water. It was supposed to help you cough
> up the crud but dear god it was vile. Once I got my psycho cat (2nd
> grade, I think), I never actually swallowed a dose of that crap, I just
> poured it out carefully into the cat's litter box - it was my
> responsibility to keep it clean, sick or well. And I always got well
> anyhow.
>
> Good thing, too. My sister had no such recourse or at least it never
> occurred to her and her doctor blames her current thyroid issues on our
> mother's favorite remedy. I never shared this particular tactic with
> her because the first thing she would have done would have been to rat
> me out for spite. Being a shit has its consequences...
>
>
Indeed; I've never heard of using potassium iodide as a remedy for
anything, but in retrospect and given your sister's current health
issues, that's probably a good thing!

My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
releive the soreness.

And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
wrote:

>My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
>throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
>releive the soreness.
>
>And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
>
Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

sf > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
> wrote:
>
> >My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
> >throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
> >releive the soreness.
> >
> >And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
> >
> Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
> laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.
>
>
> --
Yes, did that as well. Still do it.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
> wrote:
>
> >My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
> >throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
> >releive the soreness.
> >
> >And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
> >
> Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
> laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.
>
>

Turmeric is used as an anti-inflammatory treatment in Indian and Chinese
traditional medical systems. It's being evaluated by all sorts of
medical studies.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
> > >throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
> > >releive the soreness.
> > >
> > >And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
> > >
> > Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
> > laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.
> >
> >
>
> Turmeric is used as an anti-inflammatory treatment in Indian and Chinese
> traditional medical systems. It's being evaluated by all sorts of
> medical studies.

I've read that it's a major anit-oxidant.
--
Peace! Om

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:

> Good thing, too. My sister had no such recourse or at least it never
> occurred to her and her doctor blames her current thyroid issues on our
> mother's favorite remedy. I never shared this particular tactic with
> her because the first thing she would have done would have been to rat
> me out for spite. Being a shit has its consequences...

Funny you should mention that! One of dad's favorite cold remedies
while I was growing up was Lugol's solution in Orange juice.

I have hypothyroidism and I blame it on all that Iodine I used to take
while growing up...

Excess Iodine can cause hypothyroid issues. I just wish it was not
permanent. :-( I'll be on Thyroid Armour for the rest of my life.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous