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Old 17-01-2015, 11:55   #17
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: honey?

I prefer my cold cure without the Scotsman's revenge.
Yes sugar, like salt acts as a preservative......sugar and soap poultices were used (way back when I was a girl) to 'draw' the infection out of boils and wounds.
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