(Vanity) Looking for a Liquid Home Remedy for a Bad Cold

12-31-02 | yankeedame

[yankeedame]

Hi gang!

Hubby has a bad cold (and, Holy Pete, you men are such babies when you're sick!)but unfortunetly I don't have any single-malt whiskey at hand to make my sure-fire cold curer. So, my question is: Do any of y'all have a cold-curer that uses wine?

I have a bottle of extra-dry vermouth, 1/2 a bottle of med-dry red wine, and a full bottle of a somewhat sweet Italian red wine. Needless to say, I also have lemon, and tea, and other "cold-curer" stuff like that.

Thanks in advance and oh, Goober says, 'Hey'.

[swarthyguy]

Brandy slow heated very slow -- add honey gradually and keep heating slowly. Old family recipe..even if the cold is not cured, you don't care after a couple....

[AlwaysLurking]

Just mix all of that stuff you have together and simmer a few mins....let him sip until it is gone and I am sure he will feel MUCH better!

[RightWhale]

Brandy.

[RightWhale]

And hot coffee.

[bmwcyle]

Works real well

[ken5050]

Give him a glass of the medium-dry red with a bowl of chicken soup........now, do you need a recipe for chicken soup?

[Puppage]

you men are such babies when you're sick

My wife says the same thing....wait until I'm REALLY sick.....on my tombstone it'll say...SEE....I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK

[eastforker]

Take two ounces of honey in glass,place in microwave,heat till it starts to boil,remove,add two ounces of christian brothers brandy,squeeze a half of lemon into it,stir,drink all at one gulp and go to bed and cover up,will be fine in morning.

[Dog Gone]

Why don't you go get the whiskey? They stock extra this time of year.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

That sounds pretty good without a cold !

[ml/nj]

Zicam!

It's amazing stuff. Since it was recommended to me two years or so ago, I've felt colds coming on but they have never reached the point where I have to breath through my mouth. My recollection is that it quickly ended the cold I had the first time I used it, but of this I am no longer sure.

Zicam is a zinc-based nasel gel. A little bottle, which lasts a long time, costs about ten bucks. It's over-the-counter, and I have no connection with it except as a customer.

ML/NJ

[Fiddlstix]

Wull ther M'am
Bein' frum South Texas
(Rat Down on th border, thet is....)
I'd recommed Tequila with sum Lemon
After thet, take a dram uv honey
Repeat as necessary

(P.S. Ya kin substitute grapefruit fer th lemon iff'n ya want)

[taxcontrol]

Most colds in our family tend to be sinus related so our family cure tends to reflect that.

1 cup hot black tea
add sugar to taste
1 Tbs Honey
1 Tbs lemon extract
1 Tbs eucaliptus(sp?) oil (available at most health food stores)
stir
drink while hot

Warning - nasty stuff but usually clears the head.

[Tom Jefferson]

OK. What is your sure-fire cold curer with single malt whiskey?

[Ditter]

I can't add anything to the whiskey remedies but the worst part of a cold for me is after it is gone. I am left with a sinus infection that can hang on for months & require antibiotics to cure. The last couple of colds I have caught I have tried something different. I use nasal saline nose drops about every 2 hours & really keep my head open. The bacterial sinus infection doesn't have a chance to develop. The cold is a short lived virus & leaves on its own.

[Sacajaweau]

Go to a max dose of Vitamin C for two days and the cold will be gone. Use the wine to wash the C tablets down....No cold and very relaxed, too!!

Also consider talking to him "a real lot". Sometimes this is just the thing to bring about a quick recovery and it becomes a good lesson for his future. (Poor baby!!).

[RepoGirl]

Ummm... I guess from the posts, you were looking for something more along the lines of "granpappy's secret med'cine" In such a case, there is only one course of action:

Jaegermeister.

However, I'm always leary of drinking alcohol during a cold. You wanna stay hydrated at least. Might I suggest the over-the-counter version of Jaegermeister?

Nyquil!

But, seriously, dose him up with Nyquil and then this is a remedy that works amazingly well. Boil ginger root in water, add lemon and honey. I've had a great deal of luck with this. Maybe add some Jaegermeister, it couldn't hurt!

Hope the hubby gets better soon!

[M. Peach]

Sick? You want sick? Read this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/813043/posts

[linn37]

whiskey and honey ,dads cure knocked us clean out for the night