Brewing Death by P. D. Workman

Author:P. D. Workman [Workman, P. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery
Publisher: pd workman
Published: 2018-07-20T05:00:00+00:00

Morning came as it always did. Erin forced herself to get up and get ready, pasting a smile on her face and hoping it would help her to cheer up and not be grumpy at the bakery.

Vic was rubbing her eyes when they got to the bakery. She kept her eyes covered as Erin turned on the lights inside, then slowly removed her hands and squinted at Erin.

“You look like something the dog drug in,” she said, and yawned herself. “What’s up?”

Erin was happy to have someone she could talk to about her theories. Though in the light of day, most of them withered up and died, making no sense once she was fully awake. She told Vic all about the poultice

“So it wasn’t the tea? That’s a relief. I was really worried that Sheriff Wilmot was going to lock you up and throw away the key!”

“I’m glad he didn’t! I wondered what was going to happen after Adele finished giving him her story, but I guess I didn’t need to worry.”

“Who woulda thought you could be poisoned through your skin like that.” Vic shook her head.

“I guess if your body can be healed by a poultice, it could be poisoned by one too.”

“Yeah… but I never really thought any of that stuff worked. I thought it was kind of like garlic keeping away vampires. Just because it’s an accepted folk remedy… that doesn’t mean it will actually do anything for you. I thought it was more the power of suggestion.”

Erin nodded, understanding. She had always lumped folk remedies and witchcraft together with voodoo and religion and haunted houses. Just things that people liked to talk about and have fun with; not that really had any efficacy.

“You don’t know anyone around town who would know anything about poultices and such, do you? I know you’re not from Bald Eagle falls, but you did used to come here to help Angela out, and you’re more outgoing than I am. People talk to you.”

Vic looked for a moment like she would object to this, then shrugged. They went about getting loaves of bread into the oven and starting work on the rest of the baking they needed before opening.

“I don’t know a lot of people who believe in that anymore. Like you said, it’s not likely to be someone’s great grandma, and there really isn’t anyone really young who would know anything about it.”

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