paddyO Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Does any one remember this fine product, my parents used to put me a tea-spoonful in a cup of tea in winter time,it certainly warmed your insides up it was like fire going down .Pitmen (miners) used it a lot to help keep down pleurisy and other respiritory illneses. Who used to make it? i think it may have been Stotherts.Does any one have the "recipe".I once asked a herbalist shop in Donny who used to sell it, but he said he hadnt seen it for years. Im pretty sure it had cloves ,coltsfoot&cinnamon in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Does any one remember this fine product, my parents used to put me a tea-spoonful in a cup of tea in winter time,it certainly warmed your insides up it was like fire going down .Pitmen (miners) used it a lot to help keep down pleurisy and other respiritory illneses. Who used to make it? i think it may have been Stotherts.Does any one have the "recipe".I once asked a herbalist shop in Donny who used to sell it, but he said he hadnt seen it for years. Im pretty sure it had cloves ,coltsfoot&cinnamon in it. Never heard of it paddy.Could do with some of that in Winter time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widdenoldboy Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Wife and I just discussing this it was made by J F White of Harrogate who went out of business in the early 90s I think. Think the product was called Kompo and was like liquid fire. Love to get the recipe:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwardben Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 try pulmo baillys it tastes like old socks . but as a kick like a mule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Think the product was called Kompo... Yes - here's a picture....Love to get the recipe According to this web page (scroll downto Page 7) it contained "over 6% alcohol, with small quantities of cloves, cinnamon, caustic soda, eucalyptus gum and salicylic acid". Apart from the caustic soda it sounds like a good formula - especially the alcohol. I remember my dad's cold remedy - three double whiskies (it doesn't cure the cold, just makes you so sozzled you don't care).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 My grandfathers remedy was a triple of Teachers (why waste good stuff when your nose is bunged up) mixed with... teaspoon of honey drop of clove oil 2 drops of peppermint oil warmed till the honey has melted in. Used to chase down an aspirin or two. Doesnt sound that dissimilar to Compo's to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne64 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Yes it turned your tea red and tasted peppery l loved it it was in the 1960. S it treated colds ..stomach aches . And coughs.. also hills bronchial balsam Edited December 23, 2020 by Anne64 Spelling error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeWasteney Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I remember Compo/Kompo as a child (born 1940) I remember at infant school where I started (Swallownest) each day a small bottle of milk and a spoonful of cod liver oil My cure for the past many, many, years is a Hot Toddy - large whiskey with a small amount of hot water. Can add bit of sugar or honey if preferred Best Wishes - Victor - Hot and Sunny Malaysia - 10-10am and 91 degrees increasing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I remember Compo. Pinky colour and peppery. Horrible stuff but it really warmed your insides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Potters-135ml-Cold-Flu-Relief/dp/B009LKQ4E6 Is this it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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