Comments on: Sandra, or “Mississippi Queen,” and a Folk Medicine From Vermont: http://ridinouttherecession.com/?p=356 Coverin the bases in Miz Judi's Kitchen Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Sandra http://ridinouttherecession.com/?p=356#comment-459 Sandra Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:49:22 +0000 http://ridinouttherecession.com/?p=356#comment-459 Bonnie Hollingsworth, being from the deep south and a long linage of very southern women, I assure you women here did not even perspire, they became moist and damp. Kid you not. My mothers remedy to illness was something called "Haslet". The newly harvested innards of a young pig, cooked down with onions, celery, garlic and some bay leaves. Served on rice. When she called the butcher to make the order, it was like a miracle, I became better and better. By the time she returned with that big roll of white paper full of innards I was very moist and damp and on the road to recovery. I would have much preferred some wonderful rock candy melted down in a jar of moonshine. But you see my Mother was of the Christian Temperance people. "Haslet for me, none for Thee" lucky you. Bonnie Hollingsworth, being from the deep south and a long linage of very southern women, I assure you women here did not even perspire, they became moist and damp. Kid you not. My mothers remedy to illness was something called “Haslet”. The newly harvested innards of a young pig, cooked down with onions, celery, garlic and some bay leaves. Served on rice. When she called the butcher to make the order, it was like a miracle, I became better and better. By the time she returned with that big roll of white paper full of innards I was very moist and damp and on the road to recovery. I would have much preferred some wonderful rock candy melted down in a jar of moonshine. But you see my Mother was of the Christian Temperance people. “Haslet for me, none for Thee” lucky you.

]]> By: Bonnie Hollingsworth http://ridinouttherecession.com/?p=356#comment-447 Bonnie Hollingsworth Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:03:33 +0000 http://ridinouttherecession.com/?p=356#comment-447 Hey Sandra; great info and good for so many things. When I was working in greenhouses I always took a quart of water with three tablespoons of honey and three of apple cider vinegar mixed in it. It went in the fridge in the breakroom. I drank that during breaks to replace the electrolytes I had sweated out. Oh, 'scuze me, women perspire, men sweat! I think with prices on a daily escalation we need to at least explore some of the tried and true old remedies again, like honey and lemon for a cough. That sure beats my mother's remedy. She filled a pint jar with old rock candy (anyone remember that?), poured it full of white liquor and sat it on a shelf. It was NEVER stirred. When all of the rock candy was melted it was ready to use. All of us young'uns became professional closet coughers at early ages it was so awful. If you wanted to alter the taste a little bit you could boil some wild mint and put a few spoons in it. Then it was REALLY awful! Thanks again, and have a beautiful day! Hey Sandra; great info and good for so many things. When I was working in greenhouses I always took a quart of water with three tablespoons of honey and three of apple cider vinegar mixed in it. It went in the fridge in the breakroom. I drank that during breaks to replace the electrolytes I had sweated out. Oh, ‘scuze me, women perspire, men sweat!

I think with prices on a daily escalation we need to at least explore some of the tried and true old remedies again, like honey and lemon for a cough. That sure beats my mother’s remedy. She filled a pint jar with old rock candy (anyone remember that?), poured it full of white liquor and sat it on a shelf. It was NEVER stirred. When all of the rock candy was melted it was ready to use. All of us young’uns became professional closet coughers at early ages it was so awful. If you wanted to alter the taste a little bit you could boil some wild mint and put a few spoons in it. Then it was REALLY awful! Thanks again, and have a beautiful day!

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