Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take the outlandish single piony roots and cut off y^e outside of them
then slice them as thin as possible and dry them just enough to be
made into fine powder give to a child as much as will lye on a 2 pence
and to a great body twice as much 3 days before the full and 3 days
after the same time before and after the change in a spoonfull of black
cherry water and at any time if the fits be strong you may give it
after the fit is just over and give 2 spoonfulls of the water after it.
224. _Another for Convultions if that should faile._
Take the missleto that grows on an oake (if you can get outlandish
tis the best) the leaves of it you must dry on a sheet of paper make
it into very fine powder and give it by the former method but you may
change the black cherry water and give it in water from green missleto
if you can get it. besure let not those y^t are troubled with fits eat
anything hot that is made of flour as pudding or hot bread nor any
thing of that kind. Let them drink almond drink to a quart of water put
a quarter of a pound of blancht almonds stamp them very fine then pour
ye water upon them, then pound them again then strain y^e water through
them again do so 3 or 4 times till all the goodness is gone then set
it on the fire and let it boyle a little then sweeten it to your taste
(you must scumme it) Take 3 or 4 spoonfulls at a time they may eat eggs
or pottatoes or any such light food. Let them eat also as followeth
Steep a good handfull of great oatmeal (just bruised) in a quart of
water the next morning strain it out and boyle it to a jelly.
225. _For Cankers in Man Woman or Child._
Take a new laid egg break the little end pour out all the inside pull
out the bottom skin and turn the egg down to let out all ye water then
take half the yolke of the egg one spoonfull of honey if for a child 5
tops but for a great body 7 buds of Southernwood shred as small as you
can, grate in as much ginger as will lye on a groate beat all these
together till they look whitish then boyle it in y^e egshell set in the
embers stiring it with a flat scuve and when the Southernwood turns
brown then strow in as much common allom as the bigness of a hazle nut
pounded fine let it boyle a little longer then take it off and let it
coole. put it cold into the mouth if in the throat swallow a little
(but dont rub the mouth) y^e 1^{st} thing in ye morning fast almost an
hour after it.
226. _To draw up the Pallet._
Take aquavite q^{rt} white 2 spoonfulls thicken it with grated nutmeg
and put some of it pretty thick just on the close of the head behind
& wind the locks round a bodkin over it to keep it fast on (and not
remove in 2 or 3 days) & strike up the head and temples with it if the
pallet be inflamed bleed in the arme.
227. _A Water for Fits._
Vervain feverfew wormwood of each a like quantity distill it and take 3
or 4 spoonfulls at a time sweeten’d with Sirrop of Cloves.
228. _For a Purge that works upward._
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