cucumber, oatmeal

• Aching feet can be soothed with a mush of cucumber. Cut up several large cucumbers, whip them into a thick mush in a blender and refrigerate the mush until cold. Find two pans that accommodate your feet, one each, put the mush in the pans and put your bare feet in the mush, squishing it between your toes. Relax and enjoy the soothing cooling sensation.
• If your feet are hot, tired and aching and you long for a hot treatment instead, cook up a large pot of oatmeal, make the consistency soupy. Stick your feet in the pan while the oatmeal is still as hot as you can tolerate it and let your feet soak for an hour. Do not discard the oatmeal solution after using it, it can be used several times if reheated.