Pishsalver

Pishsalver
General Information
Films	Alice in Wonderland
Inspiration	Drink Me bottle
Background Information
User(s)	Alice Kingsleigh
Purpose	To make anyone who drinks it shrink
Location	Wonderland

Pishsalver (pronounced pish-alver) is a potion that exists in Underland. When someone drinks it, it makes them shrink to a certain size depending on the amount ingested, as seen in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland.

Background

When someone drinks a Pishsalver potion, they will shrink to a certain size that is determined by the amount of the potion that was ingested. The more a Pishsalver potion is drunk, the smaller whoever drank it will shrink. It has a very unpleasant taste. In terms of appearance, Pishsalver is a clear liquid with a slight yellow-green tint.

Recipe

The recipe to make Pishsalver is:

• A pinch of worm fat
• Urine of a Horsefly
• Buttered fingers
• Three coins from a dead man's pocket
• Two teaspoons of Wishful Thinking

The recipe ends with the White Queen spitting into the mixed ingredients.

Trivia

• The potion's name is likely a portmanteau of the following words:
  • The Irish word "pis" (pea, referring to the drink making one small), the Scots word "pish" (vulgar slang for urine, referring to the drink's bad taste), and/or the English phrase "pish posh" (meaning nonsense)
  • "Halver" (referring to how the drink reduces, or halves, one's size) or "salver" (in English, one who salves or cures; in Danish, a form of "salve", referring to an ointment or salve).