My papa (grand dad - born in the late 1800's) used a half pint of white liquor and a few sticks of peppermint candy dissolved in it (until it was a syrup texture) as a cough syrup. I can recall when I was a little kid trying very hard not to cough because that was a nasty taste. It worked however.
The Amazing Cucumber:
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> 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need
> every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1,
> Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic
> Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus,
> Potassium and Zinc.
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> 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated
> soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source
> of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick
> pick-me-up that can last for hours.
>
> 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?
> Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate
> the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
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> 4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few
> slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all
> season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum
> to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests
> crazy and make them flee the area.
>
> 5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out
or
> to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem
> area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the
> collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing
> the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
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> 6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache?
> Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and
> headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and
electrolytes
> to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in
> equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
>
> 7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge?
> Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European
> trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
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> 8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you
> don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber
> over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that
not
> only
> looks great but also repels water.
>
> 9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice
and
> rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
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> 10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the
> spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water,
the
> chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling
water
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> and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has
> been
> shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final
> exams.
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> 11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?
> Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your
> tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will
kill
> the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
>
> 12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless
> steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to
> clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine,
> but is won't
> leave streaks and won't harm you, fingers or fingernails while you clean.
>
> 13. Using a pen, made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and
> slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and
> markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
>
jharrelson wrote: All my life I always heard that if you sneak up behind someone with the hiccups and poke your fingers in their ribs and yell "Boo".. it will stop their hiccups..
I have never seen that remedy work on the hiccups..... HOWEVER... !!!
I do have first hand knowledge that sneaking up behind someone, poking your fingers in their ribs while yelling "BOO" ... definitely will cure constipation ...
Never mind how I know... just trust me on this...
Rosa's lime juice or Real Lemon juice will get rid of the hiccups but only use half an oz or so. but then you might have to cure heartburn but it works on the hiccups.
Happytraveler wrote: The Amazing Cucumber:>
> 11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?
> Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your
> tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will
kill
> the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
>
>
this one struck me funny...you don't have a mint or gum, but you have sliced cuke in your purse? (I know, you ask a waiter, but it still sounded funny the first time I read it! )
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