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Old 12-02-2007, 03:14 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Other uses for olive oil

On 27 Jan, 13:05, "
wrote:
On Jan 27, 12:38 am, Anne Jackson wrote:

eI remember my grandma using almond oil, but that may have been
her 'cure' for earache? (It *was* a long time ago...)


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AnneJ


Our Grannies knew a thing or two about cures when there was nothing
else available. Almond oil is a great carrier for other oils that are
too strong to use by themselves i.e. lavender oil.

I can remember a very small onion, like a cocktail onion, being boiled
and the very small kernel in the centre being put into my ear for
earache - I have never heard that from anyone else so I don't know if
that was just Granny's solution or if others used it.

JudithL


When I was in Sicily, I was told that on the wedding night a couple
would have a small bottle of olive oil placed on the table next to the
bed. I don't know if it was extra-virgin olive oil. Well, you did ask
for other uses for olive oil.