My brother is 52 and I remember my grandmother rubbing whiskey on his gums and putting a very small amount in his bottle when teething. My grandfather was a Pentecostal pastor but they kept a small bottle of whiskey in the house for ‘medicinal’ purposes. She also would give it to me with honey and lemon when I had a cold.
“She also would give it to me with honey and lemon when I had a cold.’
Hot toddies were quite commonly used for colds in the old days.
Delightful. :-)
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