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Pine Brothers Cough Drops

Pine Brothers Cough Drops... these are the soft ones you remember.

Ulysses S. Grant was President, the population of America hovered at 39 million, and the telephone was still a pipe dream, when in 1870 J. Herman Pine hung out a confectionery shingle on 8th Street above Walnut in Philadelphia and, along with his brother, sold their first batch of what they called 'Pine Brothers Glycerine Tablets.' [more below]

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Pine Brothers Cough Drops - 1.94 oz natural honey

$3.99

Pine Brothers Cough Drops - 1.94 oz natural honey - box of 8

$29.99

Pine Brothers Cough Drops - 1.94 oz wild cherry

$3.99

Pine Brothers Cough Drops - 1.94 oz wild cherry - box of 8

$29.99

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In an attempt to relieve his own sore throat and those of his family members, Mr. Pine, a former German confectionery maker, determined that by combining the soothing natural qualities of glycerin with the healing properties of gum acacia, he could sooth and mitigate the mild discomfort of a sore throat. Add in some natural flavoring and a sweetener and voila, Pine Brothers Softish Throat Drops were born.

"I have discovered something," Pine wrote, "which will give quick throat relief to thousands afflicted as I was." He added,"Perhaps I won't make much money out of this. But I can make people happy, and that's more important than money." Mr. Pine was being unduly modest, as his "discovery" would become one of the most successful, most delicious and most unique throat lozenges in the world. Nor has the recipe changed appreciably since it was first introduced to the public over 140 years ago.

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