The other day some one gave me a print out on
raisins soaked in gin to relieve arthritis pain.
Seems that you soak white raisins in gin until
the gin evaporates (1lb of raisins to a pint of Gin)
then eat 9 a day.
When I told this to my suffering wife she said,
How much is Gin ? 

Has any one tried this ?

Bob

try sloe gin, make it yourself

put soles into a bottle of gin and leave for as long as you can

months rather than weeks



it wont cure arthritus but its old fashioned and unusual and is worth the wait

Is that "soles" as in the bottom of shoes, "soles" as in the fish, or some other kind of sole? Whatever, it doesn't sound appetizing.

Apparently gin is basically vodka with flavoring (mainly juniper). It's not actually distilled from juniper berries, which surprised me, but rather potatoes. So you could make your own by getting some very pure vodka, and then dumping in some juniper berries, coriander, rosemary, anise, maybe some cucumber (save it for pickles).

Or just drink gin and tonics until your arthritis doesn't bother you any more.

Have you tried glucosamine? My dog and I take it every day. Yesterday I had to ask my wife to take the lid off the pickle jar, so perhaps it's not working...

I guess you have to buy the book.

I love that image - driving 5 gallons of gin around in the car!

The problem with this arthritis thing is that I'm young! Not even 50 yet!

It's all this typing. Bad for the hands. I should stick to wood working - a much better use of my few remaining muscles...

I don't know why they didn't just pore the juniper
berries In the can and be done with it. Maybe because
they had to add water or then again alcohol was involved.

I was just a kid. Lived on Long Island Sound.
Had to stay in at night, the Feds were always
shooting at the rum runners.

Bob

Hi all,

Sorry to barge in,

Just a quick stop to help with the geographic vernacular,

for my Festool cousins who are not familiar with the north eastern coastline.

Daddy up above called it Long Island Sound.

Only people from Lawnguyland call it Long Island sound.

The sound is also bordered by NY state, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Block Island and if you want to get picky

Marthas Vineyard.  These people refer to this body of water as "The Sound".

Daddy should know better, he is a Connecticut Yankee.

Per

Another great use for raisins is to add a few pounds to a barrel of fresh pressed cider.  Leave the top bung loose and let'er work. Then let it set in the barrel for another year or two.  The results can make you forget about arthrtiis, back pains, sore feet, head aches (til next morning), lost loves and just about everything else problematical. 
Tinker

I told my wife about the raisins and gin, and she said, "Why would anyone put raisins in gin? They should be using olives!"

Her favorite drink is the 7-olive martini with Bombay Saphire gin. Good stuff.

She doesn't have arthritis either.

When I was drinkin it was a 7 martini olive.

Per