Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take the powder of Sage the powder of Winter Savery and the powder of
Sweet marjerom the powder of cloves and mace a little nutmeg a little
musk steep’d in the juice of lemons and white wine drink all these
together a spoonfull at a time evening and morning w^{th} the juice of
lemons amongst it.
463. _A Powder to make the Teeth White and Sweet._
Take the powder of Sage the Shavings of ivory put them amongst ye juice
of lemons & every evening and morning rub your teeth therewith & it
will make them both white and sweet.
464. _An excellent Water to clear Hands and Face._
Take a quart of fair water a pint of white wine the juice of 4 lemons
put into these bean blossoms elder blossoms white lilly blossoms a
handfull of them all put them amongst the wine and water and put into 4
wild dasie roots 4 marsh mallow roots and 2 or 3 bunches of wild tansie
as much of femitary the weight of 2 pence in campheer put all these
together in an earthen pot set the pot in warm aishes all night then
in the morning strain it through a piece of white cotton clean washt
and put it into a narrow mouth’d glass set the glass in the sun 3 or 4
days in the heat of the sun if there be any redness or pimples in the
face take the white dung of a hen and so steep it in that water all one
night then strain it again through the cloth wash your face with this
water evening & morning if you wash your hands with any of this water
put thereto 3 or 4 bruised almonds this is y^e most excellent water
that ever was made to clear hands and face withall. Probatum Est.
465. _Sr. George Horseyes Green Ointment for Aches proceeding from a
Cold Cause for Shrunke Sinews in Man, or Beast, & for Strains it it’s
incomperably good & holds Perfection 40 years._
Take mallows groundcel strawberry lavender cotten birtch leaves
chickweed comfry parsley sage leaves bayleaves cammomile, Adderstongue
oxeye of each 3 handfulls chop the herbs very small and beat them in a
morter take of roses four pound frankensence 2 pound and set them upon
the fire then put in hogsgrease 12 pound may butter clarified in the
Sun 38 pound Sallet oyle 1 gallon Turpentine 4 pound verdigrease half
a pound when all these are melt’d put in the herbs & let them boyle
half a quarter of an hour and carefully stir while it is upon y^e fire
then take it off and stir it a quarter of an hour after when it is
cold put it into pots close covered and set them in a horse dunghill
a yard deep for 21 days then take them out and put them altogether
& set them on the fire again and boyle y^m a walme or 2 then strain
it and put thereto 2 pound of oyle of spike so apply it to the place
agrived gently warming it with one hand this is only to be made in may.
Probatum Est.
466. To make Thin Cheese.
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