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A '''milk toddy''' was a warm or hot beverage mixture of [[milk]] and various other ingredients – depending on taste – from [[Earth]]. It was often used as a home remedy for [[insomnia]], as the [[amino acid]] in the heated [[lactose]] acts as a natural [[sedative]]. |
A '''milk toddy''' was a warm or hot beverage mixture of [[milk]] and various other ingredients – depending on taste – from [[Earth]]. It was often used as a home remedy for [[insomnia]], as the [[amino acid]] in the heated [[lactose]] acts as a natural [[sedative]]. |
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| − | [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s aunt [[Adele]] had a recipe for steamed hot milk toddy with [[nutmeg]], which Picard shared with Doctor [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]]. ({{TNG| |
+ | [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s aunt [[Adele]] had a recipe for steamed hot milk toddy with [[nutmeg]], which Picard shared with [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]]. ({{TNG|Cause and Effect}}) Dr. Crusher also prescribed a glass of warm milk toddy to [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] – with a dash of nutmeg – to help him sleep. ({{TNG|Schisms|All Good Things...}}) |
| − | {{bginfo|A ''toddy'' traditionally contains [[alcohol]] as one of its ingredients, but that is not mentioned or alluded to in any of the episodes where milk toddy has been given as a remedy for sleep}} |
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Revision as of 01:41, 2 June 2014
A milk toddy was a warm or hot beverage mixture of milk and various other ingredients – depending on taste – from Earth. It was often used as a home remedy for insomnia, as the amino acid in the heated lactose acts as a natural sedative.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard's aunt Adele had a recipe for steamed hot milk toddy with nutmeg, which Picard shared with Doctor Crusher. (TNG: "Cause and Effect") Dr. Crusher also prescribed a glass of warm milk toddy to Commander Riker – with a dash of nutmeg – to help him sleep. (TNG: "Schisms", "All Good Things...")