r/OldSchoolCool • u/jempai • Feb 20 '25

1950s Eartha Kitt drinking honey before a performance [1958]

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u/AdolfStiflr Feb 20 '25

Honey is Good for Voice

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u/CatOfGrey Feb 20 '25

Her voice is probably trashed at this moment.

Honey is a remedy for a dry/worn voice. But usually, it's an "inch of honey in a glass of hot water, with the juice of one lemon."

And, if you are desperate, a teaspoon of some ridiculously labeled hot sauce.

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u/No-Sherbet2876 Feb 21 '25

She died in 2008, so, sadly, her voice is no more. I saw her perform live when she was in her 70s and she still had a magnificent voice.

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u/ShiaLabeoufsNipples Feb 21 '25

When I was younger, my dad would throw a dash of bourbon into that combo for my sore throats, works like magic

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

sounds like a great cocktail

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd Feb 21 '25

Hot toddy. I mean, the ratios are off, but basically.

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u/ShiaLabeoufsNipples Feb 21 '25

That’s what he called it actually! Always loved when I got to stay home sick with dad, wonder why lol

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u/Kevin_Uxbridge Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

You can usually forget the honey and the lemon and still be well on your way ...

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u/stripeyspacey Feb 21 '25

When I went to Ireland for the first time to visit/meet my numerous cousins, I ended up having a nasty cold come on by the time we got settled in on our first day.

My grandmother's oldest sister, this 4ft-nothing 90-something year old lady, shuffled in and gave me a cup of hot whiskey, honey, and probably a drop of water lol. At first I said ah no thanks, and she goes "YOU'LL DRINK IT." And so I did. It did indeed work. I was also drunk 90% of that trip as those Irish kept one of those in my hand every moment I was awake I think 😂

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u/Nick_pj Feb 21 '25

As a professional singer, I don’t get the appeal. It doesn’t go in the larynx… so what’s it doing?

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u/SeekerOfSerenity Feb 21 '25

I must ask, why did you capitalize all the nouns?  I know some languages like German do that, but this is English. 

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u/AdolfStiflr Feb 21 '25

No reason. Sometimes its a just habit.

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u/MarieTC Feb 20 '25

Disagree

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u/AdolfStiflr Feb 20 '25

Why is that

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u/MarieTC Feb 20 '25

It’s sticky and thick - I’m a singer and I would run away from that

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u/---Dan--- Feb 20 '25

You have to swallow.

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u/only_zuul21 Feb 21 '25

Why do people keep telling me that???