Old time Home Remidies

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:16 am

To cure a head cold, an old time home remidy my Mother used was to put a heaping tablespoon full of "Vicks-vapo-rub" in a small boiling pot of water on the stove. To act like a vaporizor! If really stuffed up you put your head right over the the pot in the steam! It worked pretty good. :wah:

WHAT OLD TIME HOME REMIDIES DID YOU GROW UP WITH?

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:29 am

Good thread Cars, if we had a splinter of wood in a finger or a boil anywhere my mum would make a poultice of soap & sugar to draw it out.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:25 am

cars wrote: To cure a head cold, an old time home remidy my Mother used was to put a heaping tablespoon full of "Vicks-vapo-rub" in a small boiling pot of water on the stove. To act like a vaporizor! If really stuffed up you put your head right over the the pot in the steam! It worked pretty good.

WHAT OLD TIME HOME REMIDIES DID YOU GROW UP WITH?

Similar, and more.... Vick in a bowl of boiling water, towel over head to make a mini-tent, over bowl.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:09 pm

Bill Sikes wrote: Similar, and more.... Vick in a bowl of boiling water, towel over head to make a mini-tent, over bowl. Ever try a hot toddy (hot whiskey), put a tablespoon of brown suger and lemon. Drink it in bed.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:39 pm

cars wrote: To cure a head cold, an old time home remidy my Mother used was to put a heaping tablespoon full of "Vicks-vapo-rub" in a small boiling pot of water on the stove. To act like a vaporizor! If really stuffed up you put your head right over the the pot in the steam! It worked pretty good. :wah:

WHAT OLD TIME HOME REMIDIES DID YOU GROW UP WITH?

Brandy as cough medicine.... even though the medical profession would hang me to say this, it works great on young children. You see back in the old days (13 years ago) my youngest had terrible a terrible allergy to Red dye, well guess what folks all kiddies cough medicine back then had red dye in it, yes it was red, orange or purple none was clear back then. So the child had a small shot of brandy at nite time for bad coughs.

Other home remidies, good old salt water as mouth rinse for canker sores, or bit cheeks or tongues.

Granny gave us kids tea and whiskey and lemon for common colds.

Ma always said if you chewed up tobacco and spat it onto a bee sting that drew out the poison and pain.

I found a chewed up asprin or tylenol did the same thing yeah spit it onto the sting.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:00 pm

Ginger ale for upset tummies!!

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:47 pm

My friend would always recover from the flu within a day or two with his tried and tested method.

He'd draw as hot of a bath as he could muster.

He'd drink a bottle of brandy and get hammered.

He'd soak.

He'd get out of the tub - bundle himself up and get under the covers and sweat out the flu.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:06 pm

Tombstone wrote: My friend would always recover from the flu within a day or two with his tried and tested method.

He'd draw as hot of a bath as he could muster.

He'd drink a bottle of brandy and get hammered.

He'd soak.

He'd get out of the tub - bundle himself up and get under the covers and sweat out the flu. lol, I could think of other ways to swet out the flu, and its not with brandy... :wah:

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:30 pm

Bayer Aspirin, Peppermint Schnapps and a PuzZLe.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:10 am

capt_buzzard wrote: Ever try a hot toddy (hot whiskey), put a tablespoon of brown suger and lemon. Drink it in bed.

Yes, but not with lemon. 1) Always heat the glass (or mug). 2) Put in sugar and very, very hot water. 3) Top up with two parts of whisky. 4) Drink, repeat as required.

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:57 am

abbey wrote: Good thread Cars, if we had a splinter of wood in a finger or a boil anywhere my mum would make a poultice of soap & sugar to draw it out.

Just remembered, my Grandmother used to cut an onion in half, take one half of the onion (face down) and fry it in a frying pan till browned. Then put the "hot" onion (browned face side down) directly on a boil to draw out the nasty stuff! Can't remember if it really worked that well, but it sure did hurt a lot. :wah: (Today, that might be considered a "tourture" crime! :-2 )

Cars :driving:

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:04 am

cars wrote: Just remembered, my Grandmother used to cut an onion in half, take one half of the onion (face down) and fry it in a frying pan till browned. Then put the "hot" onion (browned face side down) directly on a boil to draw out the nasty stuff! Can't remember if it really worked that well, but it sure did hurt a lot. :wah: (Today, that might be considered a "tourture" crime! :-2 )

Cars :driving:

Maybe its the sugar that "draws" the bad out, cos if you brown an onion(caramalise) it goes quite sweet, happen there is something in it eh?

Theres a lot to be said for progress is'nt there??

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:54 am

Bill Sikes wrote: Yes, but not with lemon. 1) Always heat the glass (or mug). 2) Put in sugar and very, very hot water. 3) Top up with two parts of whisky. 4) Drink, repeat as required.
Yes Bill, try ours [url]www.jameson.ie/ a bit stronger than yours eh

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:06 am

capt_buzzard wrote: Yes Bill, try ours [url]www.jameson.ie/ a bit stronger than yours eh

Your what? Whiskey? That URL doesn't work... AFAIK it's 40% by volume (70 degrees proof), same as Scotch, unless there are other variations such as so-called "cask strength" whisky at up to about 60% ABV. I have actually distilled various spirits at home, including an attempt at "whisky" - it is easy to go too far, and end up with something that needs watering down.

N.B. the Yanks have a really screwy system of measuring proof - I think that absolute alcohol is "200 per cent (I think, maybe it's "degrees") proof" over there, rather than the UK/Ireland version of "degrees proof".

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:10 am

Bill Sikes wrote: Your what? Whiskey? That URL doesn't work... AFAIK it's 40% by volume (70 degrees proof), same as Scotch, unless there are other variations such as so-called "cask strength" whisky at up to about 60% ABV. I have actually distilled various spirits at home, including an attempt at "whisky" - it is easy to go too far, and end up with something that needs watering down.

N.B. the Yanks have a really screwy system of measuring proof - I think that absolute alcohol is "200 per cent (I think, maybe it's "degrees") proof" over there, rather than the UK/Ireland version of "degrees proof". www.irish-whiskey-trail.com

Sorry........

A Karenina · Post by **A Karenina** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:13 am

We used to put rice in our dry goods to keep the bugs out.

We used to put a fresh steak on a bruise.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:17 am

Upset Stomach

One part raw egg

drop of Bristol cream sherry

stir well and drink.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:54 am

capt_buzzard wrote: Yes Bill, try ours [url]www.jameson.ie/ a bit stronger than yours eh

No, in fact it's the samestrength, or weaker than a number of Scotch "cask strength" whiskies.

http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/j ... ky216.html

However, glugging down 60% ABV whisky is not particularly recommended.

Erinna1112 · Post by **Erinna1112** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:06 pm

Honey mixed with hot water and lemon soothes a sore throat and cough.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:18 pm

Bill Sikes wrote: No, in fact it's the samestrength, or weaker than a number of Scotch "cask strength" whiskies.

http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/j ... ky216.html

However, glugging down 60% ABV whisky is not particularly recommended.

Bill try this one.www.bushmills.com

Our Northern folk like a grip :wah: