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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
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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Ahh, Margaret, I went through a lot of soap and sugar when I was a spotty teenager with boils thrown in as a bonus!
Didn't the poultice have to be hot? I seem to remember being scalded many times.
The sulphur and treacle finished off the job of making me unapproachable!