Edward Boggs wrote: > What "Old-Time" remedies were handed down in your families? Edward: You mean, like getting a wool sock (or strip of wool material) wet with cold water, wrapping it snugly around the neck and covering it with a piece of cotton; pining it in place with a diaper pin? (what did they use before diaper pins??) This was done in my house for sore throats and really worked. In the morning, we would wake up with the sore throat gone!! Guess the wool heated up and drew out the soreness. My mother always used this on all her children and I used it on mine. I wonder if they remember that? I am sure it was passed down to my mother from her mother and grandmother. (mother was only 16 when she had her first of 8 babies) I will have to ask her. I also remember I hated to have it put on (it was sooo cold) and then in the morning, I hated to have it taken off (it was so nice and warm and comforting-feeling). Okay, this was too chatty, Edward. But you got me started! Diane Biggar-Taylor