My Grandmothers Remedy was: ONION SYRUP

Used as a cough syrup and worked great.

Pint fruit jar
Onions
Sugar
flat and ring

Grandma would slice the onion in about 1/8 or so size slices.
Layer one onion slice, sprinkle with a half teaspoon sugar.
Continue layering until jar is about 3/4 full.
Place flat and ring on top. Place in shelf or icebox for about 2 weeks to cure. Take a teaspoon full for coughing when you have a cold.

I hate raw onions, LOL, and I hated taking this. It worked (if you could get by the smell and taste). Grandma would almost have to hog tie me to get this down me, but she always managed to do just that.

My Mom loved it, course she liked raw onions too! My Aunts and Uncles still use this to this day.
Feb 26, 2007

my remedy was pepper.
my 1st apt. had ants real bad in the kitchen. so my grandma came over 7 put pepper around my sink, kitchen window, & doorway.never had any more ants.
Feb 26, 2007

dfsumner, I would think just the smell of that would chase a cold away!..LOL...
Feb 26, 2007

My medicine was bought at the Drug Store and it was Coca Quinine.. To this day I'm not a choclate fan...I think it was from so much of this medicine...My lasting memory is Mom giving me a spoonful of this medicine I heaved it up, turn around and there she stood with another spoonful..Yes I had to take it also...But I don't do choclate...

Feb 26, 2007

My remedy was 1 banana every day for leg cramps (charlie horse)!...the people in my family (moms side) seem to have poor blood ciculation in our legs, resulting in "carlie horses" So mom made me eat 1 banana every day, it really does work! :)
Feb 26, 2007

My remedy was a banana peel! You are supposed to cut a piece of the peel and tape it over a wart, and the wart goes away (though not over night) I have never tried it, but my cousin did and she swears it works.
Feb 26, 2007

Well for mine, you can see here:

http://www.expat.or.id/medical/masukangin.html

Thanks to this person who explained clearly in this website :)

oil&coin for "masuk angin" or "catch a cold"
Feb 26, 2007

my remedy was for a Sunburn and the three things we would use were Butter, Baking Soda or Vinegar...Love this challenge as well as the others so I hope you all do more Debbie!! It was a BLAST!!!
Feb 26, 2007

Well for mine, you can see here:

http://www.expat.or.id/medical/masukangin.html

Thanks to this person who explained clearly in this website :)

oil&coin for "masuk angin" or "catch a cold"
Feb 26, 2007

Kaytill I will have to try your banana peel. See the other topic and will explain there, LOL

Feb 26, 2007

Grandma Dunham reminds me something.. you can use butter or toothpaste as well for light skin irritation from cooking (e.g. when you accidentally touch very hot cookware when you're cooking)
Feb 26, 2007

mine was a raw egg beaten with a tsp of sugar and vanilla, my Dad always said it would give us strength and build up our blood, as I suffered severely from nose bleeds this is what he said the Doc told him to give me as well not included in this challenge, he claimed the Doc told him to feed me raw hamburger meat with onions, salt and pepper and this too would build up my blood. YUK we gobbled it up as kids, but now NO WAY
Feb 26, 2007

mine was a glass of water with a paper towel over the top to cure hiccups.

Congrats ro dee_scraps and Proud Grandma Dunham for guessing right!!! This was the only remedy I could think of and I guess I stumped a few people! Anyways fantastic challenge and I had a lot of fun with it!!!
Feb 26, 2007

meant to say congrats "to" not "ro"
Feb 26, 2007

Mine was Castor Oil (don't take one a day and you needed to take a teaspoon of this)
Feb 26, 2007

My remedy was you take 3 sips of water from a cup upside down to get rid of the hiccups!! It's sorta hard to explain. But, my dad used to tell us to do this growing up. It actually worked for us and the whole family still does it to this day, even all the people who have been added to it!!
Feb 26, 2007

My remedy was you take 3 sips of water from a cup upside down to get rid of the hiccups!! It's sorta hard to explain. But, my dad used to tell us to do this growing up. It actually worked for us and the whole family still does it to this day, even all the people who have been added to it!!
Feb 26, 2007

My remedy was a very simple yet effective one.... A little Whiskey or Brandy on the fingertip and a quick rub on the gums for a teething baby. I never actually did it to my kids but my Grandmother swore by it, maybe that is why my Mother never really drank alchohol (except an occasional glass of wine - LOL).
Feb 26, 2007

hi all - mine was coca cola syrup without the fizz.
Feb 26, 2007

oh - I do remember taking this remedy and it tasted horrible - I can't actually remember if it worked though

Feb 26, 2007

Mine was Rawleigh Antiseptic Salve, Grandma also used Rawleigh Medicated Ointment all the time too. She would use this for everything from cuts and scrapes to chest congestion.
Feb 26, 2007

Mine was Vinegar, salt and a brown paper bag. Momma would soak the brown paper bag in vinegar until it was really wet then pour salt on the bag and put it over a sprained ankle or wrist. This would relieve the pain. Being the tomboy that I was, she used this a lot on me.LOL
Feb 26, 2007

Mine was something called Ear Beer- for a simple ear ache or swimmers ear.

All kids love to swim and mine live in the water during summer( florida right!) well the kids would get swimmers ear and ear aches from to much water.
relieves pain and discomfort and helps dry out the ear canal..
ingredients are apple cider vinegar,alcohol,water
Feb 26, 2007

Mine was oranse paste for acne,and eating a lot of fruit.
Feb 26, 2007

Oh My, Simply Me I remember that Raleigh Salve, Smelled terrible to me.

LOL

Feb 26, 2007

My mother's remedy was a hot toody
Used as a cougr syrup

Quart fruit jar
Fill one third with rock candy
Slice a lemon and layer oure candy
Fill rest of jar with whisky
Let set on shelf till needed

Mom would warm a around a tablespoon or a little more if a bad cough,then say takt it,I would because I did'nt like to have my nose pinched.It would burn a little but the cough did'nt keep me awake anymore.
Feb 26, 2007

Sorry, forgot to post it...

My Mother's Home Remedy was:
blowing smoke rings in our ears to make our earache feel better! YUCK!!!
I hated it... but honestly it did help. My Mom still smokes but does it outside while at my house because I have children with asthma who can't handle smoke.

As far as I know nobody guessed mine, I was finally able to stump everyone : )
Mar 1, 2007

my remedy was sap froma tree, we called the bubble of sap a MURR BLADDER, close up a cut, and smear the sap on. it would hold it together really well, as good as stitches, and left hardly any scar. my nan would show me where she cut her thumb and the dr stitched it and left a scar. and on her palm she used the Murr Bladder and it was so nice and clean hardly any scar.
Mar 6, 2007

My great-grandparents said that a mixture of blackstrap molasses and sassafras tea was a spring tonic to thin the blood and make you vigorous.

It probably did make you vigorous -ly run outside to throw up... I don't know if it helped thin the blood (or why you would want to thin your blood...) ; )
Mar 10, 2007