My Grandmother used to roll a cube of butter in sugar and make you suck it for a cough. It worked in as much as you dared not cough again for fear of getting another one. Also,she used to keep a pot of tea simmering on the stove until it was nicely stewed,and then add a good dollop of Carnation evaporated milk.Sickly or what? Sue. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.2/314 - Release Date: 16/04/2006

My grandfather swore by sugared onion for coughs which sounds dreadful but does actually work. My father and I have continued this "tradition". Yvonne Derbyshire -----Original Message----- From: Susan M Wood [mailto:sueandsteve@susanwood.wanadoo.co.uk] Sent: 17 April 2006 08:55 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B.C.] What is GOLDEN SYRUP ?? My Grandmother used to roll a cube of butter in sugar and make you suck it for a cough. It worked in as much as you dared not cough again for fear of getting another one. Also,she used to keep a pot of tea simmering on the stove until it was nicely stewed,and then add a good dollop of Carnation evaporated milk.Sickly or what? Sue. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.2/314 - Release Date: 16/04/2006 ______________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/322 - Release Date: 22/04/06