Nanna Turner's Cookery and Household Hints: Douche Mixture for Nasal Cavity

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Douche Mixture for Nasal Cavity

Mix 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate in 2 pints of boiled water that has been left to cool.

Pour the mixture into a sterilised bottle and keep in the refrigerator. The mixture should keep quite well for up to 2 weeks, but ideally should be changed every few days for hygiene reasons.

Source: Dr. A. Simon Carney FRCS, FRACS, Consultant Senior Lecturer and Specialist in ENT Surgery.

Welcome

The recipes and hints on this site generally have been long forgotten. They were passed on to me by my mother and father, or found in dusty old books that are well out of print.

Please enjoy this romp through yesteryear, but a word of caution: some of the ingredients may no longer be available or advisable to use (e.g. laudanum). In such instances, every care will be taken to warn readers but no liability is accepted for any consequence of your decision to use these recipes or hints. You do so entirely at your own risk.

That said, I have posted these recipes and hints because they offer a peep through the keyhole of time to a bygone era. Together, we can keep them alive and marvel at the way life was lived by our forbears.

Happy cooking!

Nanna Turner
22 December 2009

By the way, 1lb = 0.45kg; and 1 pint = 0.47litres