Edward Boggs wrote: This wasn't remedy related, but my grandmother used to I'm told, make a treat by tying sugar into a piece of cloth for the kids to suck on, and they were called (pardon the Word) sugar tits. >From what I have heard from a generation or two back, this actually was used as a "remedy" sometimes. I remember hearing about it being used to soothe and quiet a baby (like a pacifier). Diane