Actually, I've used meat tenderizer for stings and found it fairly effective as are household ammonia and Mrs. Stewarts Laundry Blueing. The commercial product "Sting-Kill" is also good. My own favorite is simply holding a cold-pack (I often use a bag of frozen peas) on the sting site for several minutes. Of course, none of these tricks will do much good if you are allergic. Cheers, Dave Pehling [log in to unmask]