Collar bones Put strong pressure on the collar bones. Honey Take a teaspoon of honey. Ice Eat or suck on a piece of ice. Peanut butter Eat 1 teaspoon of peanut butter. If no red pepper is available, use five drops of tincture of Capsicum in a tablespoonful of water.
Pineapple juice Take a few rapid swallows of canned pineapple juice.
Repeat hourly if necessary. Sugar Cure hiccups by placing a teaspoon of sugar on the tongue and washing it down with a glass of cold water. Water Drinking water in various fashions has been an age-old cure. Here are several variations. If hiccups do not disappear, give the baby a bottle of sugar water.