Once in college when I was sick....

[johno]

***Yet another random life story***

As a freshman in college I was puttering through the local convenience/liquor shop. Gathering ginger ale, honey, and lemon juice. Hacking my lungs up and sneezing my brains out, while I shopped.

When I got the counter, the old man running the place added a pint flask of whiskey to the pile.

"I know what you're making, you'll need this too."

I looked at him in amazement, because he had a rep for being hard core about selling alcohol to underage folks.

"It's medicinal. You don't want to drink this stuff for real"

After I was well, I tried it straight and boy was he right. It was some of the worst whiskey I've ever had.

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[mdlbear]

Our family recipe was just honey and lemon juice; OTOH this was in the days when cough syrup was invariably alcohol-based, so the honey and lemon mix was just for when you didn't want to be sleepy (e.g., heading off for school). There was also a bottle of blackberry brandy "for medicinal purposes" which was sweet enough on its own.