Check It. Fisherman's Friend.

When you have a sore throat, get your hands on these. They've been around since 1865, and aren't sweet or fancy like some cough drops, but these lozenges definitely get the job done better than any on the shelf. The small pale brown disks are powdery, like Altoids, but wider and flatter. Within about a minute of popping one in your sick mouth, you'll feel sweet relief.

Fisherman's Friend lozenges are made in the U.K., but widely available in the U.S.--at drug stores, supermarkets, and of course British shops.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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