When I was growing up, Furicin, a thick green salve, was valued as much for the container it came in, as the salve. Furicin Salve could be used for just about anything, minor burns, splinters, bug bites, minor cuts and scrapes. I do not know if it actually facilitated healing, but we all thought it did.
And the jars, originally dark green glass, and now black plastic, were treasured by everyone for storing ‘stuff’.
Above is a jar, decorated by Joan Vandertuin’s Mother, given to Joan, and passed along to me sometime in the early 70’s. It is still going strong, and I still store ‘stuff’ in it…
And the jars, originally dark green glass, and now black plastic, were treasured by everyone for storing ‘stuff’.
Above is a jar, decorated by Joan Vandertuin’s Mother, given to Joan, and passed along to me sometime in the early 70’s. It is still going strong, and I still store ‘stuff’ in it…
