HADACOL BOOGIE

 

I just finished reading Hadacol Boogie, the 25^th in the popular Dave Robicheaux series. 

You would have to be my age before that title means anything to you, but for me, it brought back memories of my childhood in the Mississippi Delta. 

 

Hadacol was a patented tonic invented and marketed by the famous Louisiana Cajun Senator, Dudley J. LeBlanc.  It was a magic health elixir, 14% alcohol, that was supposed to cure everything from diseases to sexual dysfunction, and build strong bones and bodies.   

I was a skinny eight-year-old, and my grandmother decided I needed to put on weight, so she bought a bottle of Hadacol and dosed me every morning before school – I don’t think she was aware of the alcohol content. 

 

To my memory, Hadacol was the nastiest thing I have ever put in my mouth, and that is saying something.

I am in my middle eight decade

so where is Hadacol now I need it?

the Ol'Buzzard