I'm definatly improving now. I tried many of the fixes you suggested, and I'll you my results. But first let me say that I think the reason my TERRIBLE ITCHING is going away is because the meds the doctor gave me are starting to kick in. It was interesting: after the steriod and the anti infection drug started working, each individual hornet sting became visible. I had four different clusters of hornets on four different parts of my legs and ankles.

Now, as to the suggested fixes:

Alcohol didn't do anything.
Epson salts didn't either.
A slurry of baking soda and water helped a little, but only briefly.
What seemed to help the most was a serious, and repeated, slathering of pure Aloe Vera sunburn jelly. I'm still using it and likely will all night.

I appreciate every one of your suggestions. Hopefully this thread will help others in the future. KITTOS, bob(deckman)nelson ... still hiding indoors in the Seattle area!