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Mom's 'Cures'

Crommie sooooooooooo glad you know about this ointment,thought i was giong round the twist for a mo ;)
 
Slyvia   that must have burnt!! i use that stuff all of the time with my job and it bloomin stings.
 
I can't remember what the ailment was, but Mom used to send me over the road to the local shop for something called Indian Brandy which was dispensed from a small barrel as I recall.
 
I well remember Indian Brandy... :) it was supposed to be a cure for..... wind >:D
 
Cromwell - that's the tin I remember my nan having with Zam buk in (or Blackjack as we'd call it). Where do you find these piccies?
 
There was always a little bottle of Indian brandy in our cupboard, yep it was for stomach ache.

We also had Parish's Food, it 'built you up'. :)
 
When my kids were babies I used to give them gripe water - you can't get that anymore can you?

I also remember (think it was called) Ellimans Embrocation - smelly stuff you used to rub on your muscles after playing sports matches at school. My dad ran a local Sunday footie team and we always had some in his kit bag - it smelled of mustard and vinegar. :basketball:
 
Hello Jannywanny,
you can still get "Ellimans embrocation
I have some in the medicine cabinet
at the moment (Lovely smell) ;D ;D
 
Hi dennis that was the embrocation made by Ellimans, we use before and after our Hockey Games "Ellimans Athletic rub" it said on the bottle, Horse Liniment we call it.If you got it down the front of you BOX Ho boy did you skate hard & fast. :-[
ASTON
 
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