"[H]iccoughs in children are immediately stopped by giving them a lump of sugar saturated with table vinegar. The same remedy was tried on adults with similarly instantaneous success." —Ellsworth, Mrs. M.W., The Queen of the Household, Ellsworth & Brey: Detroit, 1899, p. 644.
Last time I had hiccups I remembered coming across this in one of my antique books. I tried it, and was astonished by how well it worked. It didn't taste bad, either —after all, it's just sugar...
Last time I had hiccups I remembered coming across this in one of my antique books. I tried it, and was astonished by how well it worked. It didn't taste bad, either —after all, it's just sugar...
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