Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take 3 quarters of a pound and better of pale yellow vergins wax and
a pint of Sallet oyle mingle both these together the wax being sliced
thin in a fair brass bason or pan then take half a pound of the best
white ledd in fine powder then take the oyle and the wax from the fire
and let it coole a little then put in ye ledd leasurely and stir them
together then set it over the fire and boyle it half an hour then take
it from the fire and to it put 2 ounces of frankinsence and 2 ounces
of mastick both finely powdered 2 ounces of mirrh 2 ounces of obliven
in fine powder set your pan into another for fear it should run over
when all the ingredients are in Stir it till it hath done rising, set
it on the fire and let it boyle half an hour more, keep stirring it all
the time then take it from the fire and put in 4 ounces of Camphire in
powder then set it on again & boyle it till tis black then make it up
in rowles oyleing your hands y^e older the better.
199. _To make Sack thin when it is Ropy._
Take to 20 gallons of sack 1 pound & half burnt allome 2 spoonfulls of
baysalt beat all this together half an hour & then put it into your
vessel & so let it stand a week before you perse it.
200. _Against the Stone in y^e Kidneys or Bladder._
Take oyle refined and mix with it Sugar and juice of Lemons it is said
to dissolve the stone in the bladder to my Lord Savill.
201. _Dr. Butlers Powder against the Stone._
Take nutmeg and sugar refined well beaten and mixt together so take a
spoonfull of it every morning in a little quantity of white wine.
202. _For the Goute._
Take raisons of the Sun beaten to a conserve & spread upon white soft
leather laying it to y^e greenest place fresh and fresh as you find it
dry but it need not till it be quite dry. probatum.
203. _For a Sore Throat._
Gargle it well when you go to bed with allome posset drink and if
very sore towards a quincey then lay y^e curds warme to your Throat.
Probatum.
204. _For a Cold._
Take a pint of milk boyle in it a large onion and at night when you go
to bed take out your onion put thereto 2 or 3 spoonfulls of rosewater
sweeten it either with Sugar or honey of roses & so drink it warme in
your bed 3 nights together forbareing your supper those nights you take
it. probatum.
205. _For the Piles inwardly._
Take pilewort leaves and roots with the flowers of Elder buds the like
quantity chopp them small and boyle them in hogs Lard till it looks
green over a gentle fire then strain it and put in fresh herbs so do
till it is of a very deep green strain it and keep it for your use take
some mutton sewit & mix with the ointment and make it into suppositors.
206. _A Glister for the Piles inwardly._
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