Grandma got the hiccups at Thanksgiving and then proceeded to pour sugar on to a spoon and then lick it.
"Grandma! What are you doing!" we shouted.
"It's my hiccup cure," she explained. "Take a picture and share it with your internet audience!"
Incredulous, I did...
...and sure enough, her hiccups went away. Just something to think about next time you hiccup at the table. The key, apparently, is to put the sugar on the tip of your tongue. Make sure to thank my grandma next time you see her.
Comments (12)
I like her already! :-)
Posted by Seattle Bon Vivant | November 28, 2004 12:46 PM
Yep, that really works.
Posted by Kate | November 28, 2004 6:06 PM
This really does work! My best friend has used this method for more than 30 years and it never fails. Beats the heck out of trying to scare the hiccups out of someone.
Posted by A Big Fan of the AG | November 28, 2004 9:19 PM
I always use this method and it works great for me.
Of course every child that I know is always "getting the hiccups" around me so that they can be "cured". :)
Posted by CateATL | November 28, 2004 11:06 PM
My grandma told me the same, and it works perfectly (also for Italian hiccups ;) )!
Posted by Storiedime | November 29, 2004 3:50 AM
Yep! My late grandfather taught me that one and it does work. Hmm...and he also ate raw onions like they were apples. And he was Jewish. Interesting.
Posted by Marcy | November 29, 2004 10:43 AM
I love this photo of your grandmother. Her hair has fabulous volume.
Posted by Molly | November 29, 2004 7:10 PM
there is only one real hiccup cure: take the deepest breath you can drink down a glass of water holding your breath the whole time and keep holding it as long as you can.
works 100% of the time.
Posted by hello | November 30, 2004 12:40 AM
I use a similar method for years now (100% ): spoonful of sugar with drops of (balsamico) vinegar; slurp all in one go.
Posted by Hande | November 30, 2004 5:18 AM
Works even better if you toss the entire spoonful of sugar straight into the back of your mouth so it hits your throat. The theory seems to be that the granular nature of the sugar tickles something that quells the hiccups. Sand or salt would also do the trick if of the right texture but sugar does taste better.
Posted by Owen O'Neill | December 13, 2007 11:36 AM
For really stubborn hiccoughs the only thing I have found to work is to stretch out in bed with my arms over my head and stretch and stretch. From the tips of your toes to your fingers. Take slow breaths until you can fill your lungs without feeling that "catch". Relax.
Posted by Nikola | February 2, 2008 8:17 PM
For really stubborn hiccoughs the only thing I have found to work is to stretch out in bed with my arms over my head and stretch and stretch. From the tips of your toes to your fingers. Take slow breaths until you can fill your lungs without feeling that "catch". Relax.
Posted by Nikola | February 2, 2008 8:18 PM