Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Sick Cures for Sister Katherine

We have an ill little girl in our house today. Some of our favorite "sick foods" are:
  • Bananas
  • Whole wheat toast with soy margarine
  • Hot juice: one to two parts juice (usually apple) to two to three parts water, microwaved for 60 seconds
  • Apple cider, hot or cold, sometimes with cinnamon
  • Crackers (Or, as they're known in our house, "crackies.")
  • Popsicles
  • Applesauce, warm or cold
  • Pastina: star-shaped pasta cooked in chicken broth, drained, and seasoned with soy margarine and salt
What are the specialties of the house for the under-the-weather people in your home? Did anyone else have a grandmother who made Jello water (Jello dissolved in hot water, drunk before it jelled)?
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7 comments:

  1. SwistleMarch 20, 2007 1:16 PM

    Our pediatrician recommended Jello water! I had never heard of it.

    We do the bananas, toast, saltines, applesauce thing around here, too.

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  2. NowheymamaMarch 20, 2007 1:37 PM

    Hee hee. When I first told Scott about it, he said, "Isn't that....Kool Aid?" Maybe so, but I like it. Especially raspberry.

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  3. theflyingmumMarch 20, 2007 7:19 PM

    Yes, toast, juice, crackers, juice bars (I just pour apple or pear juice into popsicle molds I bought at Target) chicken or vegetable soup. Well, that was unoriginal. As a kid it was Campbell's chicken noodle soup, root beer and root beer flavored popsicles, cinnamon toast and saltines. No juice, milk or ginger ale - just root beer. Why did they ply us with sugar? Also, I'm curious to know of Scott's baking abilities.

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  4. Vivian MahoneyMarch 21, 2007 1:09 PM

    Saltine crackers and sips of warm flat gingerale. Hope your little one feels better.

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  5. NowheymamaMarch 21, 2007 1:23 PM

    Hipwritermama - Hi! Ginger ale was a favorite in my house growing up, too. Although my mom served it cold and fizzy over crushed ice. I never thought of giving it to Katherine flat. She doesn't like fizzy drinks at all.

    Theflyingmum - Scott is an *excellent* baker. "Software developer by day, baker on the weekends..." I'll have to devote a post to that topic, but first I'll have to have him write down some of his recipes with exact measurements!

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  6. theflyingmumMarch 21, 2007 4:37 PM

    Excellent! My husband likes to bake if he can use the bread machine... which I don't think counts.

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  7. theflyingmumMarch 22, 2007 1:39 AM

    Hey, I tagged you for the 7 songs meme: list 7 songs that you are currently enjoying along with an audio or video link to the song. Originally you're then supposed to tag 7 other bloggers to do the same, but I modified it a little, only tagging 3. Feel free to pass on it if you like.

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