Not eating food that is suspect is the first line of defence. As Memphis Minnie sang, in her classic hoodoo blues --
Good Biscuits
Memphis Minnie (Lizzie Douglas McCoy)
June 23, 1938
Composer: Minnie McCoy
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Listen to my song, ladies, please take strictly, understand
Whoo-hoo, please take strictly, understand
Don't let no outside woman bake no biscuits for your man
I'm going to give you all the lowdown, lowdowns if i can
Whoo-hoo, lowdowns if i can
Why i'm a single woman today by letting other women feed my man
So the next daddy i get, i'm going to take him to the restauran'
Whoo-hoo, take him to the restauran'
Ain't gonna have him going around eating biscuits, whoo-hoo, made up with your nasty hands
I just found out how come i can't keep a man
Whoo-hoo, how come i can't keep a man
I won't get no one, buddy -- i have too many a doggone friends
You don't mean me no good, just a grin when i come in
Whoo-hoo, just a grin when i come in
But if i catch you feeding my man, whoo-hoo, Lord, i'm going to the pen
The use of either Blessed Salt or Holy Water to cleanse suspect food is good; simply modify your technique based on the texture and flavour-type of the food.
If the food has already been ingested, drinking Four Thieves Vinegar, Agrimony herb tea, and/or water or milk in which the filings from the ridges all around a silver dime have been boiled are traditional remedies for internal cleansing. You need not drink the dime filings. You may save and dry them for repeated use.
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Good luck!