"she mixed a nip of Drambuie with hot water and made me drink it"
My mom would give us sips of a Hot Toddy! for a fever, cold whatever.
I remember from reading books, how often Brandy was used as a restorative, esp for fainting women!
Thanks for the info! I have never tried absinthe, but was told to not ever swallow the worm! So that advice turned me away from the drink!
YES I use clove oil on the gums! and for bad taste in the mouth. When I have had a tooth ache I put a whole clove between the teeth. I did not know about the rum with the cloves. Yes I did know that sailors got a ration of rum every day.
yes, the rum & cloves was a naval invention. Even in the seventies 'clove syrup' was marketed in grog shops, alongside naval-inspired marketing for various rums.
Also, Gin and Tonic is one of those instances where the Gin is used to mask the bitter, but I suspect Absinthe (flavored with Anise and Liqorice) was a similar idea, because those herbs are truly bitter). That is: instead of a spoonful-of-sugar-makes-the-medicine-go-down, a nip of alcohol is used ...
I tried making a feverfew mead, but it wasn't pleasant.
"she mixed a nip of Drambuie with hot water and made me drink it"
My mom would give us sips of a Hot Toddy! for a fever, cold whatever.
I remember from reading books, how often Brandy was used as a restorative, esp for fainting women!
Thanks for the info! I have never tried absinthe, but was told to not ever swallow the worm! So that advice turned me away from the drink!
YES I use clove oil on the gums! and for bad taste in the mouth. When I have had a tooth ache I put a whole clove between the teeth. I did not know about the rum with the cloves. Yes I did know that sailors got a ration of rum every day.
the 'worm' comes from tequila, not absinthe.
Wormwood looks like this https://www.gardenia.net/plant/artemisia-absinthium
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yes, the rum & cloves was a naval invention. Even in the seventies 'clove syrup' was marketed in grog shops, alongside naval-inspired marketing for various rums.
Also, Gin and Tonic is one of those instances where the Gin is used to mask the bitter, but I suspect Absinthe (flavored with Anise and Liqorice) was a similar idea, because those herbs are truly bitter). That is: instead of a spoonful-of-sugar-makes-the-medicine-go-down, a nip of alcohol is used ...
I tried making a feverfew mead, but it wasn't pleasant.