Mamaw was a devout Baptist, so that corn liquor was strictly for medicinal purposes. Considering her daddy was the biggest moonshiner in Monroe County, Tennessee, that was saying something.
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ReplyDeleteMy Mamaw Johnson was an herb doctor and midwife. She could cure a cold with moonshine, herbs, honey and a Brach’s peppermint hard candy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if thar were a tech a tine, turpentine, in thet moonshine lixer. They were some great women.
DeleteMamaw was a devout Baptist, so that corn liquor was strictly for medicinal purposes. Considering her daddy was the biggest moonshiner in Monroe County, Tennessee, that was saying something.
DeleteMy SIL was an able "curandera". My side of the family down in South-West also had their natural ways.
ReplyDeleteI think Finnish grandmas had Cod Liver Oil as their main armament to ward off illness.
ReplyDeleteAnd a shot of blackberry brandy in the sauna if you got sick.