In Japan they sell a "patent medicine"-type cure for hangovers. It's a nasty peppermint concoction that you're supposed to drink all in one gulp (at least that was my instructions).
Of course, later on that day I ended up getting an amburansu ride to the hospital, so I'm not enitrely sure it works all that well...
For draught beer hangovers I always preferred opening the fridge, taking the milk jug and gulping it down until I had to stop for a breath and then doing it again... or until the jug was empty.
For the hard stuff -- V-8 followed by lotsa water -- always did the trick
Remember that episode from the "Andy Griffith Show" where Andy serves a hungover Otis this great breakfast that Aunt Bee made in the morning? And Otis just blanched at the food and couldn't eat any? So Andy came up with a great hangover cure that Otis downed and wolfed down his breakfast! Well here is the recipe thanks to Mondern Drunkard Magazine Online. On A Bender In Mayberry
take a tall glass of orange juice, add a big splash of A-1 sauce, a medium dash each of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco, and plop in a jumbo raw egg. Andy calls it a “fixer-up,” “to hep ya enjoy your food.”
You know, it's possible to spend a night out at a club, not have a drink, and have a nasty hangover in the morning. It comes from all the smoke-derived carbon monoxide and cyanide. Fresh air is the only cure for that. For an alcohol-derived hangover, I'd recommend water. Lots of times it's dehydration (from excess urination or vomiting) that cuases the symptoms.
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doojable
This isn't so much of a concoction.....
A doctor friend of mine once said to take a vitamin C, a potassium, two ibuprofrens, and as much water as possible...
It helps a lot if one can do this before the hangover hits.
I know that tomato juice gets used a lot --I suspect it works because it replaces the vitamin C and maybe the potassium.
There are some that believe the "hair of the dog" theory....but I think that's a recipe for disaster.
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coolchef
bite the hair of the dog
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rhino
water water water
drink water between drinks, or put lotsa ice with your drink ...
OK, maybe I am saying don't drink so much
but if you drink hard for a bit, at least get some water down, and some acetominophen
ibuprofin? maybe ... I'd go with four tylenol ...
not that I ever hung out all night at a bar for a few years ... just sayin' ... :)
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George Aar
In Japan they sell a "patent medicine"-type cure for hangovers. It's a nasty peppermint concoction that you're supposed to drink all in one gulp (at least that was my instructions).
Of course, later on that day I ended up getting an amburansu ride to the hospital, so I'm not enitrely sure it works all that well...
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GrouchoMarxJr
Anything with tomato in it...tomato juice...V8 juice...cold pizza...left over spaghetti with sauce...even a mouthful of ketchup...
always works for me...
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Belle
In college, my girlfriend and I would often have to take turns playing caretaker...
"Susie, bring me two aspirin, a Sprite and some Mylanta"
And, yeah, I acquired a taste for V-8 Juice later on after a friend insisted it worked better than the above remedy.
My California cousins tried to get me to eat some kind of stew that's supposed to help hangovers - Menudo - made with cow or pig intestines...
6 pounds tripe
5 pounds hominy
4 pigs feet, cut and quartered
1 large onion
1 bunch green onion
1 bunch cilantro
2 tablespoons oregano
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 whole garlic
2 tablespoons salt
6 dry California red chili pods
1 can tomato paste
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ChasUFarley
dang belle... i dunno... the vertigo, pounding headache, queezy stomach and dry heaves would almost be welcome after reading that ingredient list....
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JavaJane
Good GOD!! MENUDO?? Had it a couple of times... remembered it as being very... ...chewy?
I'd stick with the water remedy. And eat something before you go to bed. That helps, too.
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ChasUFarley
Just the thought of eating tripe puts me over the edge.... ewwwwwwwwwww!
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Greek2me
Depends what'ya been drinkin'...
For draught beer hangovers I always preferred opening the fridge, taking the milk jug and gulping it down until I had to stop for a breath and then doing it again... or until the jug was empty.
For the hard stuff -- V-8 followed by lotsa water -- always did the trick
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RottieGrrrl
Remember that episode from the "Andy Griffith Show" where Andy serves a hungover Otis this great breakfast that Aunt Bee made in the morning? And Otis just blanched at the food and couldn't eat any? So Andy came up with a great hangover cure that Otis downed and wolfed down his breakfast! Well here is the recipe thanks to Mondern Drunkard Magazine Online. On A Bender In Mayberry
take a tall glass of orange juice, add a big splash of A-1 sauce, a medium dash each of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco, and plop in a jumbo raw egg. Andy calls it a “fixer-up,” “to hep ya enjoy your food.”
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RottieGrrrl
Of course if that doesn't work you can always stick your finger down your throat. :)
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GeorgeStGeorge
You know, it's possible to spend a night out at a club, not have a drink, and have a nasty hangover in the morning. It comes from all the smoke-derived carbon monoxide and cyanide. Fresh air is the only cure for that. For an alcohol-derived hangover, I'd recommend water. Lots of times it's dehydration (from excess urination or vomiting) that cuases the symptoms.
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What The Hey
I'd go with the hangover vs. the menudo any day.
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RottieGrrrl
But remember straight water is NEVER good for any kind of dehydration. You need to replenish your body with electrolytes too.
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excathedra
i love ya, rottie
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RottieGrrrl
(((((exie)))))
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