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Sundae · 04-03-2011, 05:02 AM

I LOVE M&S food. It's all on my Treat List.
But oatcakes, whoever they are made by, are essentially edible cardboard.
I have never warmed to them.

Whenever I read about Hard Tack I think of oatcakes.

I came here to tell you a sad story.
I had an intense cold last week - really extreme symptoms for 24 hours only. Yes I did go to work. But it did amuse me that it was the quintessential 24 hour bug.

Trouble is, it's hung around in the form of catarrh. I've never been a big cougher. Sneezer, yes. Cougher, no. But I keep having to clear my throat because it's catching as I breathe.

So Mum asked me this morning - after an extended bout that I think annoyed her - can we get you something from Tesco?
I generally think cough mixture is a waste of money, but I was so flattered that she asked, I said yes.
Anyway, they got home about 30 minutes ago and I had my first swig.
IT TASTES OF LICORICE!

I simply cannot use it.
Same as when I was four and we got food poisoning from Co-op pork sausages. The Doctor prescribed kaolin & morphine, but Mum had to let it run its course, because I heaved so much when she tried to give it to me that I was making myself sick.

04-03-2011, 05:02 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I LOVE M&S food. It's all on my Treat List. But oatcakes, whoever they are made by, *are* essentially edible cardboard. I have never warmed to them. Whenever I read about Hard Tack I think of oatcakes. I came here to tell you a sad story. I had an intense cold last week - really extreme symptoms for 24 hours only. Yes I did go to work. But it did amuse me that it was the quintessential 24 hour bug. Trouble is, it's hung around in the form of catarrh. I've never been a big cougher. Sneezer, yes. Cougher, no. But I keep having to clear my throat because it's catching as I breathe. So Mum asked me this morning - after an extended bout that I think annoyed her - can we get you something from Tesco? I generally think cough mixture is a waste of money, but I was so flattered that she asked, I said yes. Anyway, they got home about 30 minutes ago and I had my first swig. IT TASTES OF LICORICE! I simply cannot use it. Same as when I was four and we got food poisoning from Co-op pork sausages. The Doctor prescribed kaolin & morphine, but Mum had to let it run its course, because I heaved so much when she tried to give it to me that I was making myself sick.