'My father used a shovel of salt to cure a sore throat.'

“My father used to heat salt up on a shovel in the fire,” say Big Herbs and Cathy. Sean has been chatting about cures for a sore throat.
“Really?” Sean says.
“Then he would pour it into one of my mum’s stockings,” say Big Herbs and Cathy. “And it was tied round your neck. Did it work? I can’t remember!”
“I think I would go for a couple of painkillers,” Sean says.
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