Helpful Hints and Recipes: FOLK REMEDY FOR BLOCKED EARS

Sunday, March 2, 2008

FOLK REMEDY FOR BLOCKED EARS

My dear friend, Chris, is having an awful problem with a blocked ear. She has tried several things which haven't worked. I looked in a folk remedy book that I have and found this recipe that I hope helps her. When congestion is backing up into your ears, try some horseradish, mustard, ginger, peppermint, or garlic to help clear your head. Take 1/2 teaspoon of horseradish or mustard and spread it on 3 or 4 thin slices of ginger or garlic. Then wash the concoction down with a cup of peppermint tea. The good part is that there are no chemicals involved. When we were at church today she couldn't hear well out of her right ear so I really hope this helps her. She might have waited too long for it to work, though, and might have to go to a doctor.

Bill is still recuperating from yesterday so I told him he needed to stay home from church today and just rest. He did look better when he got up this afternoon. After church Marcy and I went to the next town to go to an Oriental market that several of us go to for our East Asian food products. Then we went to a gas station which is supposed to be one that has the most lottery winners in Georgia. By the time we got home we were pooped and ready to relax. I wanted to go see our mom, but, I still have a little cough. Now I am going to watch Oprah's Big Give and then get ready for bed. Have a great night!!!!

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Chris and I became friends over 20 years ago when we were neighbors in the Philippines. We were living there with our families because of our husbands' jobs with Westinghouse. In fact, we were next door neighbors on the compound that we lived in. After returning Stateside, we were lucky enough to have Westinghouse assign our husbands to the same work site. Our husbands are good friends, also. We enjoy each other and feel fortunate to be blessed with such good, loving friends in our lives.

We cannot take credit for the helpful hints, tips or recipes that we put in. These are an accumulation of ones that we have collected over the years and still collect. We won't mind if someone needs a hint or recipe that we haven't posted yet and they want us to try to find it for them. In fact, we would like the challenge!

Chris and I have always loved to collect cookbooks, recipes and hints. You would not believe the number of books and newspaper and magazine clippings that we have. Plus, Dennis, Chris's husband, loves to cook and has some to add to the mix. I know there are those of you out there that have the same sort of collection. I was getting ready to get rid of some unneeded things I have around here and get ready for my huge annual Thanksgiving event. I thought I would share this with "the world" and Chris feels the same way. (Her and I are so much alike, it's scarey sometimes. To our husbands, that is!) Plus both of us are Taurus! Chris might even have some decorating tips for you because she is great at that. That is something that just doesn't come to me and I turn to her.

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