A cure for pneumonia^

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Take 6-10 onions, according to size and chop fine. Put in a skillet over a hot fire. Then add about the same quantity of rye meal and vinegar, enough to make a thick paste. In the meantime, stir it thoroughly, letting it simmer 5-10 minutes. Then put it in a cotton bag large enough to cover the lungs, and apply to the chest as hot as the patient can bear. When this gets cool, apply another and thus continue by reheating the poultices, and in a few hours the patient will be out of danger. this simple remedy has never failed in this too often fatal malady. Usually four applications will do, but continue always until perspiration starts freely from the chest.

DISCLAIMER: The home remedies in this section were used to "cure what ails ya." People did the best with what they had. However, the author or publisher makes no claims as to their effectiveness and suggest that in case of illness you seek the advice of your family physician.

don't try this at home, Kids.

Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.

Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 5-95

Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 08-11-95

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