Santosh Helekar wrote: [It would be such a pleasure to read a compilation of Goan folk remedies.]
Dear Santosh, do you remember a "treatment" for childhood asthma which as doing its rounds in Goa....i.e. The hapless child was made to drink blood of a chameleon? Present information suggests that most of these children were "cured" of their asthma. Unfortunately (for Goa), they were converted into Goan Politicians. Marlon [My favorite home remedy however had to be what my aunt called "massad". It was a concoction of egg yolk, sugar and brandy. I guess it is some kind of egg nog and was supposedly very good for colds, which strangely enough, I suffered a lot of.] In Poona nee Pune, a number of Maharashtrian women would prepare Marlon's concoction aka Egg Filip because the "doctor said it was good for their strength & immunity'. Somehow, this secret information travelled to the pubs of Eire and the UK. Interesting though; Marlon notes that he "suffered a lot".....Explains a few things (:-) SMILEY! SMILEY! Pat de Sousa [His was a breech presentation, and they didn't want the father to know because he disapproved of it.] UMHHH? ? ? jc for TGF ===== Recommended Goan Sites in Cyberspace Goa-World at http://www.goa-world.net The Goan Forum is at http://www.colaco.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
