PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: A potent natural remedy for many illnesses including the bubonic plague

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Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

Laura Hubbard Aldridge September 4, 2015

I found this article that gives a couple of versions of the recipe. http://www.kitchendoctor.com/essays/four_thieves.php

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BettieBoyd Sullivan September 4, 2015

Get a bottle ready for plague season.

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Susan Bryant Myers September 4, 2015

I drink Apple cider vinegar with water and honey. swallow quickly

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Jerrie Thornton September 4, 2015

Also available from Young Living Essential Oils as Thieves–an entire line of products. Very effective!

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The best meal is a true country dinner in the south - What are your favorite dishes? - Alabama Pioneers October 1, 2015

[…] Vinegar of the Four Thieves is a recipe that has been known for its antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic and antifungal properties for years. It was even used to cure the Bubonic Plague. See Thomas Jefferson’s recipe in the book VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past […]

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Birmingham, the Chicago of the South? interesting excerpts from local news of 1883[old photographs] - Alabama Pioneers October 4, 2015

[…] Vinegar of the Four Thieves was a recipe that was known for its antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic and antifungal properties for years. It was even used to cure the Bubonic Plague. See Thomas Jefferson’s recipe in VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past […]

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