Gosh, this brings a long-ago memory.

When I was very young, one of my first memories, and I know I was a 'toddler' at the time. I was walking at 8 months so might have been 10 months old.

We had visited my maternal grand parents at Christmas, it was a long journey in hot weather. I recall being outside the house (cooler inside) with a pain in my ear. I don't recall being able to verbally communicate that but grandma knew. A teaspoon of warmed castor oil was poured into my ear! That early experience formed an indelible memory even though I wouldn't have know what castor oil was. I can 'feel' it going into my ear now with the relief it brought.

I wish I could say the same,lol. I remember my Mom making me sit at the table until I took a spoonful of castor oil, I thought I would puke. Of course I didn't know the benefits of it like I do now, but I dreaded that spoonful!!LOL