When the ancient war dogs did battle on Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:49:28
-0700, "Jacqueline Davidson" did speak the
following bit of wisdom:

What works best for these bites? I use diphenhydramine cream, cortisone
cream, nothing works.

Salt. Seriously... Wet your skin and apply table salt. Rub it into the
bite as hard as you like and leave the salt to dry on your skin. You
can brush if off after that, it will have done its job. This works for
most insect bites or stings. So does meat tenderizer, but salt is much
cheaper and easier to carry or find if you're on the road. (Keep a
handful of salt packets in your glove box for travel emergencies.)

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Karen C.
Southern CT / USDA Zone 6
Spammers be damned! I can't be emailed from this account...

"Gardeners know all the best dirt!"