Weird drinks of the elderly

Phil_aka_Pip · March 2018

Moominpapa said:

@EricTheWeary When I was a kid and had a cold, the nighttime drink my mother gave me was always hot water, whiskey, and lemon juice. Did the whiskey help the cold? no idea - but I'm sure it helped me sleep :-)

That's a Hot Toddy less the spoonful of honey. I like a Hot Toddy, it's almost worth getting a cold for

scrumhalf · March 2018

AlexC said:

Chicory... what’s that all about? By no stretch of the imagination does it taste remotely like coffee.

Partly due to the ersatrz coffee that was a substitute for real coffee during the war. People just got used to it, I suppose. My mother preferred Camp Coffee to proper coffee, to me it tasted like something you got in a big container in Halfords.

boogieman · March 2018

EricTheWeary said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

The weirdest is hot water. My mum drinks it. WHY???

When my son was little he complained of a stomach ache one night and I suggested hot water and brandy . MrsTheWeary ( qualified specialist children's nurse ) was horrified. My mother used to give it to me when I had a stomach upset at night, presumably the alcohol made me sleepy and/ or it was so horrible I'd just shut up rather than have it again.

I occasionally drink a cup of hot water. Just when I feel I've had too much tea and coffee but don't want a cold drink ( I almost entirely avoid cold drinks in cold weather as they can aggravate my TMJ). Not my regular night time tipple though.

Gripe water, the stuff mums used to give to their babies if they had colic, was basically just diluted alcohol. Seems booze was always a way to get your kids off to sleep

My wife drinks Horlicks, but I hate the stuff. It’s universally known as Hollicks in our family, my sister in law is from the US and can’t pronounce “whorelicks” for some reason.

Rocker · March 2018

@EricTheWeary, one of the drinks you mentioned in the first post is a food supplement. Older people are not able to eat the foods or the type of foods they had when they were younger. Those drinks give the nutrients they need. Always remember that we are all heading that way. And getting closer every day...

Schnozz · March 2018

Dubonnet.

DavidRees · March 2018

beer ...

Philly_Q · March 2018

EricTheWeary said:

Philly_Q said:

EricTheWeary said:

When can I look forward to thinking ' mmm, original flavour please?'

Is that an Alberto Frog reference?

Googled him - cartoon frog?

Yes, as featured in "Bod"...

Alberto Frog and his Amazing Animal Band would perform somewhere and Alberto would always be rewarded with a milkshake. The band members would speculate on his choice of flavour until Alberto ended their suspense by saying "Mmmm.... chocolate please".

Interesting that you used that phrase unknowingly!

bluechargeboy said:

@Philly_Q ; I was always totally dumbfounded when Alberto chose strawberry milkshake over chocolate, what an amphibious pillock.

I reckon he spread his favours pretty evenly between strawberry and chocolate.

I could never understand why the other band members didn't get a milkshake... I hope he paid them better than union rate.

57Deluxe · March 2018

oaf said:

My grandmother would drink this:

Never understood why...!

Xmas 2016 Aldi had these for just £6.29 so me and me Mum had 4 bottles. Bloody love a Snowball!

Pub drinks you will never hear asked for at the Pub these days:

Pink Gin
Port and Lemon
Pint of Mild and Bitter
A Mackesons
A Babycham

Philly_Q · March 2018

57Deluxe said:

Pub drinks you will never hear asked for at the Pub these days:

Pink Gin
Port and Lemon
Pint of Mild and Bitter
A Mackesons
A Babycham

A friend of mine drinks Scotch and American, it's been his standard thing for at least 30 years. A few years ago he asked for it in a London pub and the girl had no idea what he was talking about.

But who knows, all these things could come back. Gin & Tonic did.

57Deluxe · March 2018

/\ she'd had even less of a clue then if he had asked for a Whiskey Mac!

Phil_aka_Pip · March 2018

57Deluxe said:

Pub drinks you will never hear asked for at the Pub these days:

Pink Gin
Port and Lemon
Pint of Mild and Bitter
A Mackesons
A Babycham

That's because Mild is very rare. I've drunk it and liked it on the few opportunities I've had. tbh I wouldn't adulterate Port with Lemon

rlw · March 2018

Phil_aka_Pip said:

57Deluxe said:

Pub drinks you will never hear asked for at the Pub these days:

Pink Gin
Port and Lemon
Pint of Mild and Bitter
A Mackesons
A Babycham

That's because Mild is very rare. I've drunk it and liked it on the few opportunities I've had. tbh I wouldn't adulterate Port with Lemon

You could add Brown and Mild - and with good reason as it's horrible

My mother's cure for all my stomach and cold ailments was egg and milk and brandy - break an egg into a glass of cold milk, stir very well, then add a tablespoon of brandy....................

Sporky · March 2018

... And put down the sink?

SRich · March 2018

randella said:

Favourite tipple of the elderly (or, at least, viewed as such) that’s worth a bash: scotch and dry. As in dry ginger ale. Amazing.

JD + Dry Ginger Ale is my go to.....and if that puts me in the 'elders dept' then so be it.

Philly_Q · March 2018

57Deluxe said:

/\ she'd had even less of a clue then if he had asked for a Whiskey Mac!

I had to google it. Sounds nice, athough I guess ginger wine is probably full of sugar?

Foster · March 2018

SRich said:

randella said:

Favourite tipple of the elderly (or, at least, viewed as such) that’s worth a bash: scotch and dry. As in dry ginger ale. Amazing.

JD + Dry Ginger Ale is my go to.....and if that puts me in the 'elders dept' then so be it.

Jagermeister + Dry Ginger is awesome

I don't understand the appeal of JD, it tastes foul. Get some decent bourbon instead.

Phil_aka_Pip · March 2018

@Foster Both Bourbon AND Sour Mash taste disgusting compared to a Single Malt.

rlw · March 2018

Sporky said:

... And put down the sink?

Drink it - I used to love it and still do

Foster · March 2018

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Foster Both Bourbon AND Sour Mash taste disgusting compared to a Single Malt.

You can have a wisdom for that! Though I wouldn't mix a single malt with anything

ICBM · March 2018

My Granny used to drink Benylin & Rum when she was feeling a bit unwell. And sometimes at other times...

I'm pretty sure it says on the Benylin bottle that alcohol should be avoided, but that didn't seem to deter her!

She lived to 92. One night after a friend's party she went to bed with some of her favourite medicine and never woke up again. Which seems as good a way to go as any, to me.

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