_flanette_

_flanette_ _Home Remedy_ --> The tying of a _red_ piece of _flanette_ around the throat as a cure for an infected throat. My grandmother first suggested this to my mother when I was a child as a cure for my bad throat. Grandmother said 'there's a cure in red flannel.' The flanette...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27933
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Summary:_flanette_ _Home Remedy_ --> The tying of a _red_ piece of _flanette_ around the throat as a cure for an infected throat. My grandmother first suggested this to my mother when I was a child as a cure for my bad throat. Grandmother said 'there's a cure in red flannel.' The flanette was about 1 1/2 ft long and 6 to 8 ins Yes DICT CEN DNE-cit = FLANELETTE Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'flalnit'] NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY