[Margaret Pilkington]

Bile Beans......Worm Cakes(no they weren't made out of worms) like big chocolate drops with hundreds and thousands on........they looked pleasant, but made you crap over a five barred gate.

Indian Brandee....now that was something. I once feigned belly ache and was given a hefty dose of this vile potion......that put paid to my antics.

All these potions stemmed from the days when it was sixpence(or something like that) to visit the doctor....you couldn't afford the medic so you threw yourself on the mercy of the chemist......and they gave you something in a calibrated bottle with a cork stuck in it.
We used to save the medicine bottles to put spanish water in when we went to play in Bullough Park for the day.
God, it is a wonder any of us survived.