Incredible FLU REMEDIES from 1959 | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

The good people of the 1950s share some of their homemade cures for the 'flu, with BBC reporters Alan Whicker and Fyfe Robertson.

To try them all yourself you will need: whiskey/whisky, lemon barley, porridge, eggs, bacon, tea, boiling water, a finely chopped Spanish onion, brown sugar, vinegar, boiled onions, hot rum punch, an old sweaty sock, salt, a pullover, a hot water bottle, elderflower wine, mustard, lard, goose grease, a large sheet of brown paper (warm), lemonade, aspirin, a stocking, a safety pin and a positive mental attitude.

DISCLAIMER: BBC Archive takes no responsibility for any side effects you may experience after putting an old sweaty sock around your throat, rubbing mustard and lard on your chest or any other remedy herein mentioned.

This clip is from Tonight, originally broadcast 18 February, 1959.




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