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Jeeves's restorative

[outofelsinore]

What ho! I have no idea if this weird story belongs here, but here goes!

Recently, I listened to an audiobook of Jeeves Takes Charge with a friend while we were both rather under the surface, and of course, we ended up discussing Jeeves's hangover cure and agreeing that we wished it existed, because it'd certainly be a godsend the next morning given how sozzled we were both becoming. The story (if I recall correctly) says the recipe calls for Worcester sauce, raw egg, and chili peppers, and while we didn't quite have the guts to follow the recipe (since nobody fancies the possibility of salmonella from raw egg) we came up with a coffee-based drink that we named The Palpitator which indeed has a whole pepper (can be red or green depending on how strong you want it to be) as the secret ingredient of sorts. We made it and tried it out the next morning, and even if it definitely wasn't as magical as Jeeves's concoction (I mean, the man's a paragon, how could two drunk uni students reach his heights) it still helped somewhat and made us feel much less sluggish and cranky! We also tried it out the week after that as we prepared for a nerve-wracking stat final and found it kept us awake and clear-headed enough to finish the exam coverage, ahaha. The only downside is that this drink is /really, really, really/ strong and definitely not something I would give to a person who's caffeine sensitive or struggles with hyperacidity XD

If anyone else has made an attempt at recreating the restorative or wants to discuss it in general I'd love to know! I'm pretty sure it isn't real and that making that exact concoction probably isn't a good idea, but I find it really cool regardless~

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[thesadchicken]

This was really fun to read! hahaha Thank you for sharing the story!
For health reasons, I can't drink anything that contains caffeine, and peppers are also out of the question for me :( But I'm still interested in what the others might suggest!

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[outofelsinore]

Oof, I can't imagine not being allowed any caffeine ever - I practically rely on the stuff to get me out of bed (though I'd like to think I'm not seriously dependent on it - yet) and I have no idea how I'd survive all-nighters without it !!!

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[thesadchicken]

Yeah, at first I had a hard time avoiding caffeine, but the effects on my nervous and digestive systems are so disastrous that it's frankly not worth it... but I used to be a coffee lover *sigh*

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[cuddyclothes]

The recipe quoted above is a standard hangover cure, usually with some kind of alcohol for the hair of the dog. I believe in Jeeves's case it was a secret recipe--or is that just in the show?

I looked in "Kingsley Amis On Drink" The British novelist notes the time-honored Bloody Mary, and something called the Underberg: highly alcoholic bitters taken straight. He describes the effect thusly:
"The effect on one's insides, after a few seconds, is rather like that of throwing a cricket-ball into an empty bath, and the resulting mild convulsions and cries of shock are well worth witnessing. But thereafter a comforting glow supervenes, and very often a marked turn for the better."

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[cuddyclothes]

For myself. back when I drank I had horrendous hangovers, usually treated with a Bloody Mary with a double shot of vodka, or a large glass of cognac.

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[outofelsinore]

Oh gosh, that's some strong stuff to say the least. I've heard of the hair-of-the-dog-that-bit-you approach (and I thiiiink I've seen it mentioned in jooster fic?), and even if it's probably effective, hungover me would probably be extremely put out by the idea of even more alcohol in my system, ahahaha!

Re: Jeeves's restorative

[cuddyclothes]

I'm an alcoholic. Alcohol needed to be in my system 24/7.