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Anyone Remember Virol?
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maggiewinchester | Report | 7 Dec 2017 11:31 |
As children, we were given a spoonful every day - whether we wanted it or not! |
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Sharron | Report | 7 Dec 2017 11:41 |
I remember having cod liver oil and malt which was probably the same thing and I loved the taste of the malt. There is a jar in the cupboard at this very moment. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 7 Dec 2017 11:46 |
I do remember Virol but don't think I ever took it myself. What I did have every day was the very strong orange juice from the health clinic which came in a tall flat medicine bottle - and I quite liked that. When I was older I was given a Haliborange tablet every day. |
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Inky1 | Report | 7 Dec 2017 11:58 |
This article includes the background to Virol:- |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 7 Dec 2017 12:38 |
I never had any fish oil - I think mum tried it once - the fuss I made decided her against it! :-D |
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Sharron | Report | 7 Dec 2017 13:12 |
I didn't have the orange juice because it gave me a sore bum. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 7 Dec 2017 14:11 |
It was pretty rough, Sharron!! |
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Sharron | Report | 7 Dec 2017 14:27 |
I did, however, have Delrosa and I would kill for a glass of it now! |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 7 Dec 2017 14:46 |
You can make your own :-D :-D :-D |
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Sharron | Report | 7 Dec 2017 17:01 |
Tried, not the same. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 7 Dec 2017 17:04 |
I had orange juice in the flat bottle as did my daughter, son had delrosa. And yes I had both virol and cod liver oil and malt. I guess we needed things like that when I was little (born 1940 to supplement what we didn't get naturally. But I think the sugar content must have been high and my teeth have never been good. |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 7 Dec 2017 17:31 |
I remember Virol though we never had it. We were a cod liver oil and malt family. We also got a dose of Syrup of Figs on Friday night whether we needed it or not :-| |
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JoyLouise | Report | 7 Dec 2017 19:34 |
Same here, Vera. Cod liver oil and malt and sometimes we had the two separate. I liked it either way. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 7 Dec 2017 20:16 |
I don't remember Virol or being given cod liver oil ............... but I do remember Mum getting calves foot jelly. I was supposed to have 1 tsp after breakfast, but I loved the taste, so if Mum wasn't watching I'd sneak more! |
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Elizabeth2469049 | Report | 7 Dec 2017 20:41 |
Virol yes, and there was also something similar called Radiomalt. Syrup of figs, and Milk of Magnesia given an overdose until diagnosed with appendicitis! |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 8 Dec 2017 08:24 |
We had daily straight cod liver oil _(Welfare clinic issue in flat bottle like their orange juice ) on a teaspoon.Mum insisted on one particular spoon being used so as not to taint all of them. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 8 Dec 2017 09:53 |
I used to get orange juice from the baby clinic when our daughter was a baby in the late 50's |
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Jane | Report | 8 Dec 2017 18:54 |
Even the word VIROL still makes me feel sick. I just remember spoonfuls of the horrible stuff being forced down me . I just got goosebumps thinking about it :-S. I can still see in my mind the big brown bottle it was in and the big spoon :-P :-P |
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Denburybob | Report | 8 Dec 2017 19:12 |
Virol? Cod liver oil? You were lucky, we were given brimstone and treacle. And, Sharron, you are supposed to drink orange juice, not stuff it up ... no, perhaps not. |