On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 5:41 pm, you wrote:
> Prolly all the same stuff, eh?  I'm sure your's and Joyce's concoctions are
> perfumed.  Bag Balm isn't, so it definitely smells "mediciney", but it
> works like nobody's business.  I've always thought lanolin smelled like
> mildew anway, but if it works....
>
> Anyone on the list remember their moms putting Vick's Vapo-Rub on their
> chest underneath a flannel shirt if you had a cold in the winter?  I found
> an old jar in the cupboard the other day.  When I opened it up, it was like
> I was eight years old again.  It's funny how aromas can trigger such vivid
> memories, isn't it?
>
> -K
>

Vicks is still common here (UK). Lin will tell you I've got a THING about the
smell - I blame the School Matron!!!

I remember my Gran cooking up "Goose Grease" as a winter embrocation, now that
had an interesting smell if you hadn't opened the jar for a few years!!

I always wore a "liberty bodice".

Cheers

Deri