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matti

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Re: Grandma's Cures
« Reply #30 on: January 23, 2007, 05:54:00 pm »
Lorenzo please don't send me any recipes that contain bugs.  by the way I did try the focaccia recipe and it was wonderful. I've got the "biga/sponge" fermenting on the counter, smells like a brewery in my kitchen.

Now you all have peaked my curiosity of "loose as a goose". Something tells me I won't be using the expression as I once did :-X

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« Reply #31 on: January 23, 2007, 06:26:18 pm »
Quote from: nancyann on January 23, 2007, 12:07:48 pm
So Lorenzo,

Where do I get the crickets, specialty store ???
Can you cook them up in tomatoe sauce, or are they best eaten raw, fried, boiled, sauteed......
DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING MAN !!!!
ANYTHING TO DEADEN THIS TINNITUS.

Ya tried www.crickets-r-us.com? Tee-hee-hee!

I tried leaving some dead worms on me pillow hopin to lure the crickets outta me head so I could stab 'em with the meat fork that I keep under my pillow (Dr Love snores!) I just fell asleep anyway and woke up with smashed worms on me face!

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« Reply #32 on: January 23, 2007, 06:32:34 pm »
On a more serious note (La! sez Genny) my next-door-neighbor at House said his Chinese Grandma used to say to stick your feet in a tub of hot water for a headache. I have done this a few times, but by the time I could actually turn the water on and fill the tub, roll up me pantaloons and actually do this, my headache was on it's way out. Mine come on really fast and I'm lucky if I can shoot up some Trex in time!

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« Reply #33 on: January 23, 2007, 09:36:05 pm »
Thanks for those posts Deb.  I'm feeling like crud today and it made me giggle!  Oh my Nancy, they all need to google that phrase.  I always thought what you and Obita thought but I guess we were wrong! 

Lorenzo, there are lots of geese around here, you're more than welcome to them.  The leave messes as big as my dog!  Don't you have any old italian remedies for headaches (and like Cheryl said, no bugs please)!  :P
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« Reply #34 on: January 23, 2007, 09:50:09 pm »
I just saw it on the 10:00 news, someone let a kangaroo loose in Pennsylvania.  Are we sure Lorenzo is sleeping???
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« Reply #35 on: January 23, 2007, 11:43:40 pm »
Mornin' all. I'm back to the world.
Skippy is loose in Pensylvania? What is it doing in Pen? Are the Amish getting into some alternative farming?
Cures for headaches: well, my nonna used to use a herb called Rue, but I can't rememeber if she ate it or drank an infusion. Either way I can still taste it, vile. But, I think it worked, for her.
Geese: we have lots that come here from Canada to spend the winter in a warmer climate. And yes, they do tend to produce huge amounts, and frequently too. Apparently (and I quote a farmer who knows these things) ever 5 minutes in average. Obviously, they never had steroids, these geese.
And you guys think I'm revolting?? Squashed worms? Lovely. Thanks. That should give a lovely complexion in the mornings, Capt.
Ok, I'm going to get my espresso, bug and goose free, and no headache either.
Ciao, Lorenzo  ;D
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« Reply #36 on: January 24, 2007, 07:02:34 am »
Capt. Deb & Lorenzo:

STOP WITH THE SMASHED WORMS - YOU'RE MAKING ME NAUSEOUS
(I've got enough stomach upset with the vertigo !!!!     lol)
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« Reply #37 on: January 24, 2007, 07:42:33 am »
Ok.  14 hours on a plane and I was missing all the fun   >:( :D

Try this: drinken shrimps (live and happy) and skewer bbq crickets - guaranteed ancient Chinese recipes to cure tinnitus.  Nah...
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« Reply #38 on: January 24, 2007, 09:27:48 am »
the first might give you a headche = louder tinnitus, and the second will make you forget the tinnitus by concentrating your mind on the preparation. Now that one could work. Of course you could ahve the same effect by concentrating on something less revolting and equally challenging.

oh boy, i have a headache now, off tot ake a tylenol.

Ciao, Lorenzo  :)
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« Reply #39 on: January 24, 2007, 09:36:48 am »
ah, folks... not to be a party poop or anything, but.... can this carry over to the Good Morning thread or such?  I mean... this is the "Headache" forum and don't want worms scaring off AN newbies... ok?    :)

sorry....................  :(
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« Reply #40 on: January 24, 2007, 09:58:04 am »
quite right, apologies. 
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« Reply #41 on: January 24, 2007, 10:10:45 am »
Don't be sorry Phyl - 'Tis your job.....and a good job you are doing.  It is just so darn easy to get ANers going off topic.

We thank you and Joe!!  Kathy
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« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2007, 10:12:07 am »
*blush*

Thank you. :)

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« Reply #43 on: January 24, 2007, 11:04:01 am »
don't be blushing! you're quite right to remind us of what's where and why. Thanks Phyl, I do tend to get carried away!

By the way, Rue (or Ruta as it is also known) is taken as a herbal rememdy, but, it is TOXIC so needs to be taken under strict medical supervision. Honestly, if any of you think it might help, go to a herbalist, and do not take it if you are pregnant! This thing can cause all sorts of problems if taken in too high a dose!

That explains some of my grandmother's behaviours....  :)

Ciao, Lorenzo
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« Reply #44 on: January 24, 2007, 11:36:51 am »
I've heard on a number of times that drinking significant amounts of water really helps for headaches (rumoured to be around 12 glasses/day)

Oh, and a great place for fried crickets is the Oaxaca market, southern Mexico. Dry fried with some salt and lemon juice in a tortilla. Make sure you're in the right season.
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