BALMCAKE wrote:

Does anyone remember a concoction which I believe was used for upset stomach my nana would get a white hot cinder out of the fire and drop it into a cup of water then after she removed the cinder it would be drunk, I don't know what it was for but a voice in the back of my mind said it was like gripe water, maybe you know different.
                                                                                Wendy

Hi Wendy,

It was apparently used for curing colic and flatulence in young children - found this............... http://www.jstor.org/pss/1253974

C xx