FabSwingers.com forum: What did you get as a child when you were ill?

By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

I'm stuck in bed and a convo with someone reminded me that when we were wee kids we always got Cream Soda and Spangles if we were unwell enough to be kept off school.

What's was, or is, your convalescence treat?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got sent to school anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I got sent to school anyway"
measles!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I got sent to school anyway measles!

Measles? Straight to school

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By *entralscotscpl7Couple
over a year ago

Falkirk

Original Lucozade. The glass bottle wrapped in the orange coloured plastic.

Tastes vile now though.

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By *urvywelshCouple
over a year ago

Everywhere and nowhere baby

Lucozade, when they were glass bottles with the squeaky orange film on it.

Calamine lotion.

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Just lucozade. But proper stuff in the glass bottle with the plastic wrapper on like it was a present for your birthday or Christmas.

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I got sent to school anyway"

Makes tough kids

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

"Lucozade, when they were glass bottles with the squeaky orange film on it. "

Same here

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Original Lucozade. The glass bottle wrapped in the orange coloured plastic.

Tastes vile now though.

Used to get it in the chemist!

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By *irth.Minge.FireMan
over a year ago

Seen in far off places

"Just lucozade. But proper stuff in the glass bottle with the plastic wrapper on like it was a present for your birthday or Christmas."

Yes - this

- those were the days!...

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By *carlet_woman_xxWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

Some medicine that tasted like wet cardboard

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I dont remember being off school when i was at primary school only once. I never had a childhood illness

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

Bit of medicine,Lucozade and left to it during the day.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

Another one for Lucozade here, vile stuff.

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By *olexMan
over a year ago

Hull

Lucozade in the glass bottle with the orange wrapper. Used to love being ill just for that. Never had the stuff in years now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I got sent to school anyway

Makes tough kids

Youd think so, but I'm still a wimp

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Milk of Magnesia once but never again

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I remember my grandma giving me milk of magnesia yuck. Can you still get that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lucozade and grapes

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Milk of Magnesia once but never again

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we posted at the same time

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Lucozade, buttercup syrup and if it was a bump to the head my nana always used to rub butter on it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Told stop moaning

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Some medicine that tasted like wet cardboard"

Hate Covonia

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Milk of Magnesia once but never again

we posted at the same time

Lol how spooky is that

I think they sold it all to the Russian biological warfare department and I suspect it was what they used in Salisbury !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cuddles

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I got sent to school anyway

Makes tough kids

Youd think so, but I'm still a wimp"

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Milk of Magnesia once but never again

So vile.

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Cuddles"

That actually works best!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heinz tomato soup and lucozade

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember my grandma giving me milk of magnesia yuck. Can you still get that?"

Oh god I remember that. Was that the really chalky stuff

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By *ycombe_21Man
over a year ago

High Wycombe

If I had a cold or the flu, my Nan would make chicken soup with loads of ginger and garlic.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Diluted orange juice, dry toast if it was stomach, chicken soup if it wasn't.

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Got to lie on the settee with a blanket and watch crown court. That was the really cool

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By *ultry SuccubusTV/TS
over a year ago

London

I remembered my mom used to wash/wet my hair with lime infused water while i was sleeping when i got high fever.

The smell and the caress were very comforting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heinz tomato soup ... magical food!

And for some reason flat

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Soup with white bread squares in it was often the go to magic cure for everything (chicken if memory serves) but it tasted fowl if memory serves

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Original Lucozade. The glass bottle wrapped in the orange coloured plastic.

Tastes vile now though.

Oh yes those bottles!! Nasty stuff.

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By *BWandhusbandCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Glass bottle of Lucozade and a bowl of chicken soup.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Heinz tomato soup ... magical food!

And for some reason flat "

Flat c0ke works for nausea.

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

Cornflakes with hot milk on always after going to dentist for teeth out

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Sometimes ginger beer for nausea.

I couldn't take a lot of kid friendly medicine, so when I was really young, pills mashed up into jam.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Heinz tomato soup ... magical food!

And for some reason flat

Flat c0ke works for nausea.

Just realised the word disappeared ha ... is that because they thought i was referring to drugs or to a brand

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Usually slapped and dragged out of bed because mum thought I was trying to skive school again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sometimes ginger beer for nausea.

I couldn't take a lot of kid friendly medicine, so when I was really young, pills mashed up into jam.

Oh you just reminded me i used to get paracetamol crushed between 2 teaspoons with a tiny spot of juice on spoon before i could swallow tablets

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By *am4CamWoman
over a year ago

Fairy Land

Lucozade.

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By *ltcouple666Couple
over a year ago

cheshire

Hot bovril and a bottle of Lucozade yuk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Heinz tomato soup ... magical food!

And for some reason flat

Flat c0ke works for nausea.

Just realised the word disappeared ha ... is that because they thought i was referring to drugs or to a brand

The site software just deletes the word automatically.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tomato soup. Had to be Heinz. Still has to be Heinz

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By *effrey45Man
over a year ago

Lytham

Once I hadn’t eaten for days and my mum bought me sherbert pips

Inspired really I had the bag and was brand new the next day

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

in my house unless you were actualy throwing up you got sent to school

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heinz cream of tomato soup. And if my dad was off work and my mum was working, I got lucozade

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

I remember getting tablets called Topsys. I quite liked the taste of them. Not sure what they were for. Think they were children’s painkillers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Arrowroot in warm milk was quite yummy and comforting

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

I used to get that god damn minging milk of magneiser or how ever its spelt euuwww my mum swore by it me I totally didn't dirty nasty stuff!

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Old fashioned lucozade and if I was lucky a milky bar or a comic to read, as I got better

But mostly it was hugs from mum, lots of sleep and Heinz tomato soup

Memories

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mum's home-made chicken soup

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

"Heinz cream of tomato soup. And if my dad was off work and my mum was working, I got lucozade "

Can't beat heinz tomato soup I love it when I'm ill even now its only time I have it wen I'm ill with cold toast n lots of lurpak butter on it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was only off if I had flu or a contagious disease.

We were given flat Lemonade or Lucozade and stayed in bed.

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

"Old fashioned lucozade and if I was lucky a milky bar or a comic to read, as I got better

But mostly it was hugs from mum, lots of sleep and Heinz tomato soup

Memories

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fishfingers, mashed potato, peas and parsley sauce

Ooooooh purple calpol... what a treat! Seconds please

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By *ust ClareTV/TS
over a year ago

Settlewick!

My mum used to give me Andrews liver salts and malt extract on a spoon.She used to make me drink Mackeson stout too,that would be classed as child abuse these days!

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Fishfingers, mashed potato, peas and parsley sauce

Ooooooh purple calpol... what a treat! Seconds please"

Fish fingers is my lads go to food when he’s ill

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By *imandHerNottsCouple
over a year ago

North Notts

Based on zero medicinal foundation we had - 2 raw eggs mixed in a half pint of milk with ground nutmeg (please insert the vomit emoji fab still lacks here!!)

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By *hunderstruckMan
over a year ago

Northampton

Spent a few weeks in bed I’ll from sunstroke

Nearly fried my brain

Lucizade original

Heinz chicken soup

Ice cream and strawberry jelly

A bumper couponing book

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

I also used to have heinz tomato soup with fish fingers lol

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

"My mum used to give me Andrews liver salts and malt extract on a spoon.She used to make me drink Mackeson stout too,that would be classed as child abuse these days!"

My mum used to give me Andrews liver salts too euuw I was always sick after them yak!

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By *aige CoolTV/TS
over a year ago

north west

Tomato soup. And allowed my headphones in bed for music

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My mum used to give me Andrews liver salts "

Oh yeah I remeber that stuff it's horrible and would make you burp

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

when i was teething my mum rubbed brandy on my gums

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

"when i was teething my mum rubbed brandy on my gums

LOL my gran used to do that to my lil brother

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some of this stuff really brings back memories.

Reminds me to be thankful for the love and care of My Mum and siblings when I was sick.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A nit comb through my hair.. even for a sneeze

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Heinz tomato soup and Lucozade in a proper bottle from the chemist, Lucozade was medicine in my day

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

"Heinz tomato soup and Lucozade in a proper bottle from the chemist, Lucozade was medicine in my day

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

Think we all need to start a heinz tomato soup lovers thread lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A teaspoon on honey dissolved in hot water with a slice of lemon usually. If pain was really bad we'd get calpol. No special food as such. We didn't get plasters for cuts and scrapes and I didn't understand why other parents did use them. I was bemused when a teacher tried to put a plaster on my knee after a bad fall

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By *ordescourtMan
over a year ago

Warrington

Luxury, I used to get up half and before I went to and our dad batterd us, being ill, didn't believe it in my dsy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If Nan turned with Lucozade (with the orange wrap) and her chicken soup you knew shit got real and you were properly poorly!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cod liver oil or buttercup syrup

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Think we all need to start a heinz tomato soup lovers thread lol

The best soup

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whiskey in hot milk . Haven't d*unk it since!

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

"I'm stuck in bed and a convo with someone reminded me that when we were wee kids we always got Cream Soda and Spangles if we were unwell enough to be kept off school.

What's was, or is, your convalescence treat?"

Glandular fever

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

"Whiskey in hot milk . Haven't d*unk it since!"

I remember my great aunt having a little bottle of something called “Indian brandy” that she put in our tea if we had tummy ache

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Usually got given a dose of cod liver oil

, Cream of Chicken Soup (Campbell’s) and hot milk with a spoonful of sugar.

Luckily not all at the same time...

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Whiskey in hot milk . Haven't d*unk it since!

I remember my great aunt having a little bottle of something called “Indian brandy” that she put in our tea if we had tummy ache

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I had that when i started my periods used to get it in the chemist. You can still buy it online

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

I wasn’t allowed to stay off school unless it was dropping off! And this still applies now with work.

I can’t remember being given anything special, I can only remember the cuddles.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

"Whiskey in hot milk . Haven't d*unk it since!

I remember my great aunt having a little bottle of something called “Indian brandy” that she put in our tea if we had tummy ache

I had that when i started my periods used to get it in the chemist. You can still buy it online"

Really

I don’t think I have seen it since I was a girl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lucozade, arrowroot biscuits and milk. Egg and milk with sugar.

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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago

A world all of his own

About the only thing I can remember is Lucozade in the glass bottles. Hate the stuff now lol

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Whiskey in hot milk . Haven't d*unk it since!

I remember my great aunt having a little bottle of something called “Indian brandy” that she put in our tea if we had tummy ache

I had that when i started my periods used to get it in the chemist. You can still buy it online

Really

I don’t think I have seen it since I was a girl

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yes. oddly enough i was curious a couple of years ago and looked it up

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By *he riverdeep69Couple
over a year ago

North west ish

Lucozade in the glass bottle, heinz chicken soup and bread, disprol (this was pre calpol days), plenty of hugs and if I was lucky a lolly pop from the chemists.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lucazade and veg soup x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lucozade in the glass bottles and selophane wrapper. Milk of magnesia for an upset stomach, and orange aspirin x

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Heinz tomato soup and lucozade "

Oooh, we always had haun knitted soup.

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"If I had a cold or the flu, my Nan would make chicken soup with loads of ginger and garlic."

See! Actual helpful food!

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Diluted orange juice, dry toast if it was stomach, chicken soup if it wasn't. "

Yeah but was the juice hot or cold?

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I remembered my mom used to wash/wet my hair with lime infused water while i was sleeping when i got high fever.

The smell and the caress were very comforting."

That sounds lovely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a bow and arrows with suckers on them when going to the dentist where I always had gas and not cocaine!!

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Heinz tomato soup ... magical food!

And for some reason flat "

We used to get a few granules of sugar put in to take the fizz out so it wouldn't cause upset tummies.

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Arrowroot in warm milk was quite yummy and comforting

Used to give my kids arrowroot biscuits if they had dodgy tummies.

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"My mum used to give me Andrews liver salts and malt extract on a spoon.She used to make me drink Mackeson stout too,that would be classed as child abuse these days!"

They used to prescribe stout, high in iron.

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By *ickygirl41 OP Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Think we all need to start a heinz tomato soup lovers thread lol

And apparently lucozade too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Original Lucozade. The glass bottle wrapped in the orange coloured plastic.

Tastes vile now though.

My mum used to do this! I even remember the ridges and bumps on the bottle. It doesn't taste the same now though I agree!

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By *entileschiWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

I remember when me, my brother and sister had each recovered from chicken pox, our grandparents took us out to our favourite Chinese restaurant and gave us each a bag of toffees. Happy days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember when me, my brother and sister had each recovered from chicken pox, our grandparents took us out to our favourite Chinese restaurant and gave us each a bag of toffees. Happy days."

That's a lovely memory

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By *i1971Man
over a year ago

Cornwall

"Just lucozade. But proper stuff in the glass bottle with the plastic wrapper on like it was a present for your birthday or Christmas."

This for me too. Was never allowed it unless really poorly. Tried it again when I was older & it was vile.

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By *igerstyle2k2Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Check all you guys out with your fancy soups and luxury drinks like Lukozade.

I had to go to school no matter what, never missed a day of school despite a fever of one billion degrees.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Check all you guys out with your fancy soups and luxury drinks like Lukozade.

I had to go to school no matter what, never missed a day of school despite a fever of one billion degrees. "

Oh shush! Not dead are you? Did you no harm at all!

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