Old Timey Remedies

Our neighbor brought over a wonderful banana pudding that his wife made.  While he was here we got to talking about old time remedies that our folks used to use.  I can remember some of the things mama used to use when we got chest colds. Depending on how sick we were it might be a spoon full of sugar with just enough kerosene to melt the sugar, or sometimes she would fry onions in lard and soak a flour sack in it and lay it on our chest. I can remember the warmth and the aroma of the onions and it calming the cough and being able to sleep. If you got stung by a bee it was a paste made of snuff.  A stomach ache usually got castor oil!! I even use some of those remedies today.  I have a hip that is giving me problems so I've started taking honey and cinnamon.  May God Bless and watch over you.