Mallory Kievman, a 13-year-old student from Connecticut, has invented “Hiccupops”, a tasty and sweet cure for hiccups. She came up with the idea after coming down with a bad case of hiccups herself, and decided to combine three ingredients that helped stop her own attack: sugar, water and an apple cider vinegar mix. Continue reading for a video and more information.

Mallory has not conducted any scientific studies, but found her confections to deliver relief in about 80 percent of the small group of friends and family who have tried them. So far, she’s been whipping up her semi-sweet and semi-sour solution to the hiccup from her kitchen, but is determined to see “Hiccupops” in stores across the country.

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