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<\/p>\nCOUGH and cold season is just around the corner. <\/p>\n
But don't go and buy a pack of Halls Soothers if you want to calm down a scratchy throat – go for a pack of Fisherman's Friend instead.<\/p>\n
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That's what one woman, who works at the Wyldes Sweet Shop in Tamworth, said. <\/p>\n
Taking to TikTok, she began: "If the only cough sweet you've had before is a Halls Soothers, you can be forgiven for thinking all cough sweets are a lie and none of them actually work. <\/p>\n
"We have had a traditional disappointing summer, and now that autumn is finally knocking on our doors, coughs and sneezes call for sweeties. <\/p>\n
"Here are my top three cough sweets that actually work."<\/p>\n
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Top of her list is Barnips – or Barnett's Winter Nips as they used to be called. <\/p>\n
"Even though the jar says 1927, they were actually made in 1896," she explained. <\/p>\n
"Most cough sweets of this era were made for miners or people who worked in industrial plants or factories.<\/p>\n
"Lots of people if they can't remember the name of them, say they look like Oxo cubes."<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Next up was Victory Vs. <\/p>\n "Now these are ones that will really summon up some nostalgia," she laughed. <\/p>\n "They used to be way more notorious because in the mid 1800s they contained cannabis and chloroform. <\/p>\n "But I am sad to report from experience that they do not anymore."<\/p>\n And last on the list, but the most "readily available" of the three – Fisherman's Friend. <\/p>\n "Made by a pharmacist in the coastal town of Fleetwood, it spread to Blackpool then beyond, then even further beyond," she said.<\/p>\n "I tell everyone that these taste like an old boot, but they'll really get the job done."<\/p>\n "Get ready for sneezy season soon! If you're nearby, here are our top 3 sweets for fending off a cough," the video was captioned. <\/p>\n And lots of people in the comments section raved about Fisherman's Friend and it's healing properties during a cold. <\/p>\n "My dad swore by Fisherman's friend when he worked for the water board," one wrote. <\/p>\n "Fishermen\u2019s friend, the one my mother swore by," another added. <\/p>\n "I always keep Fisherman\u2019s Friend around when I know I\u2019m going into the cough and cold season," a third said. <\/p>\n "It\u2019s been such a life saver!"<\/p>\n "Fisherman's friend tastes like a pack of menthols but damn it really works," someone else insisted. <\/p>\n "Dude my mum loves fisherman\u2019s friends!" another wrote. <\/p>\n "She eats them with crushed ice. These saved me last I was really sick.<\/p>\n "Awful taste soothed my throat."<\/p>\n As someone else commented: "Fisherman\u2019s Friend changed my life!"<\/p>\n "Do they all taste nice as I feel all cough sweets taste like liquorice?" another person asked in the comments. <\/p>\n With the sweet shop worker replying: "I think if you're not a fan of Liquorice or eucalyptus then most strong cough sweets will be a bit of a challenge."<\/p>\n "I really do like the taste of Victory V and fishermen's friends. Victorys are my favourite," another raved. <\/p>\n As someone else insisted: "No-one buys halls blackcurrant for the soothing lol, THEY TASTE SOOO GOOD!"<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/prince-harry-heart-invictus-trailer-841130479.jpg\")
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