Hello list, In the olden days when we kids got a bad cough my mother would mix whiskey and honey together and give it to us by teaspoons. Does anyone know what the proportions for the mixture would be? Shirley in Texas

"Shirley A. Garcia" wrote: > Hello list, > > In the olden days when we kids got a bad cough my mother would mix whiskey and honey together and give it to us by teaspoons. Does anyone know what the proportions for the mixture would be? > > Shirley in Texas > Shirley, this Southern variety of this is as follows: 16 ounces of whiskey 32 ounces of honey 08 ounces of lemon juice 16 ounces of hard peppermint candy Now that ain't what we did!! Back then the doctor (you know, the one who made house calls) gave out liquid medicine in a little brown bottle. What mom and later I did was put in whiskey to the first line and then honey to the top line. Period. That translates to one ounce whiskey, 7 ounces honey. Now if the kid was coughing and not sleeping, decrease honey ounce by ounce until the kid falls asleep. I had one that never tasted honey! Janis