Mother's Caution

[Canary42]

While cracking eggs to make my post-Xmas omelette today, one had a fragile shell and I got some egg white on my hand.

This reminded me of one of mother's cautionary tales from my (Forties) youth - egg white on hands causes warts.

An old wives tale of course, but was it one in your family?

[woofgang]

no.

[andres]

No.

[alavahalf]

Get out of that tree.. And don't come running to me when you break your legs.

[Sqad]

No.

[barry1010]

My mother used to put egg whites on warts, cuts, scalds

[piggynose]

No

[emmie]

my mother put potato peel on a burn, can't remember why or whether it worked

[Patsy33]

Yes. I always thoroughly wash my hands after getting egg whites on them. ( just in case)

[Caran]

My mother used to scrape the residue of the whites from the shells and put it on her face as a face mask.
It does tighten the skin.

[shoota]

That's one for the family album(en).

[Peter Pedant]

Baden Powell's mum used to say to his sister
"go out into the garden and tell him not to!"

no wonder he went to south affrica

( makes achange from just saying no innit?)

[Peter Pedant]

// Get out of that tree.. And don't come running to me when you break your legs.//

oh, precocious Miss X made a name for herself in my village when she said: " no mummy you cant go riding, you will fall off and break your leg and I dont have time to nurse you!"

well that was Mama told