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Jewish penicillin
Jewish penicillin n. colloquial (a humorous name for) chicken soup, strongly associated with Jewish culture, and popularly considered as a remedy for all ailments or valued for its supposed restorative properties.
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1961 Partners Oct. 29/2 ‘It's not chicken soup. It's Jewish penicillin. Good for broken legs, split lips, rheumatism, sniffles.’ ‘Don't be so smart.’
1996 C. Roden Bk. Jewish Food (1997) 76/2 The soup has long been considered a cure-all, the ‘Jewish penicillin’, and the idea that it has medicinal properties has recently been backed by scientific research.
2016 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Dec. (Food section) m8 I grew up on Jewish penicillin and can vouch for its combination of coddling and cure.
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