She also makes a very strong firecider, which all the grannies here in Appalachia swear by. It’ll cure just about anything, except the Wuhoo. It does kick the regular flu and colds good, but I can’t drink the stuff. Horseradish, onions, garlic, herbs, cayenne, ginger, turmeric root, lemon and who knows what else, seeped and shaken for six months upstairs where it is warmer.
My grandmother made some concoction with horseradish root steeped in whiskey and when the kids got sick, she’s mix it with honey and give them a spoonful.
My mom said NOBODY ever complained about being sick cause they’d get a dose of that but when you were sick enough, you’d get it anyways, and by the next day, you WERE better.
She said it kicked it right out of you.
And this was in Buffalo NY, not the Appalachians.