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Old manuscripts offer weird remedies

Posted 03.07.2005 by Turd Hugegrunt
Weird home remedies are the stuff of old wives' tales and folk legends. Hell, even nursery rhymes tell of "snakes and snails and puppy dog tails." But to what extreme would you resort to treat burns and scalds? An old manuscript, found at a British stately home, suggests a truly backward cure: "... a mixture of sheep's dung and fresh goose grease."

The manuscript, one of two 300-year-old cookery, medical and household recipe books going up for auction, both lavishly illustrated and with elaborate script, give advice on everything from treating burns to getting rid of freckles.

Manuscript specialist Luke Batterham says, "These books are a very direct insight into what people were interested in the late 17th century. People seem to go a very long way for beauty, now and then."

Another recipe from the old books advises to take "two puppies before they can see, chop of their heads, and hang them up by the heels to bleed," then mix with white wine -- to rid the patient of unsightly pimples.

Sorry, but I think I'd just buy a tube of Clearasil.
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Anonymous Coward -- 03.07.2005

"hang them by their heels to bleed"

That's terrible. I'll just keep my acne, thank you very much!

Anonymous Coward -- 03.07.2005

"hang them by their heels to bleed"

That's terrible. I'll just keep my acne, thank you very much!

Anonymous Coward -- 03.07.2005

Could some one explain, what the hell is fresh goose grease?

Anonymous Coward -- 03.07.2005

Could some one explain, what the hell is fresh goose grease?

Anonymous Coward -- 03.08.2005

Chris. Do I smell an experiment? In any case, here’s my recipe for fresh goose grease.

1. Catch a goose.
2. Render goose. (No, this does not mean to send it to some Arab country, like the Bush administration does with suspected terrorists, who will do your dirty work. Do it yourself. Place goose in oven till it confesses, then continue roasting until done.)
3. Remove fat from baking dish and let congeal. Apply as needed.

Anonymous Coward -- 03.08.2005

Chris. Do I smell an experiment? In any case, here’s my recipe for fresh goose grease.

1. Catch a goose.
2. Render goose. (No, this does not mean to send it to some Arab country, like the Bush administration does with suspected terrorists, who will do your dirty work. Do it yourself. Place goose in oven till it confesses, then continue roasting until done.)
3. Remove fat from baking dish and let congeal. Apply as needed.

Anonymous Coward -- 03.08.2005

whew...i thought goose grease meant goose diarhea

Anonymous Coward -- 03.08.2005

whew...i thought goose grease meant goose diarhea

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