Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take 12 bay leaves and rist them a little lemon peel a few cloves a
little sliced nutmegs boyle these in vinegar and let the person hold
his mouth open over the steem of it this will stop any vomiting.
229. _A strong Vomit for the Falling Sickness._
Take fox glove leaves and ye leaves of oake fern of each a handfull
boyle them in a quart of ale divide it into 3 parts and take it 3
mornings as vomits are ordered.
230. _A Pomatum for the Face._
Take 2 ounces of the oyle of benn half an ounce of Spermacitty 1 ounce
of Deers sewit if you use all Spermacitty you must have an ounce & half.
231. _A Pectoral Drink for a Cough._
Take 2 quarts of middle beer maiden hair hisop and rosemary of each a
handfull half a pound of sliced landfiggs a pennyworth of annyseeds
bruised and a pennyworth of liquorish sliced boyle these together
till it comes to a quart then strain it and sweeten it with an ounce
of white Sugar Candie take 4 spoonfulls in the morning and as much at
night shaking the bottle before you pour it out.
232. _To make Black Cherry Brandy._
Take a dozen pound of cherrys pickt from the stalks and bruised put
a gallon and half of brandy 3 quarters of a pound of double refined
Sugar, cloves, mace and cinnamon of each a pennyworth 1 nutmeg sliced
put it into a great glass or runlet and let it stand close stopt 3
weeks then draw it off as much as will run clear if you please put up
more brandy to ye rest according to your judgement and stop it up close
again.
233. _For a Looseness in a Lyeing Inn._
Take 3 nutmegs and grate them and an ounce of loafe Sugar put these
into a quart of Spring water and boyle it to a pint and give 2 or 3
spoonfulls at a time.
234. _For the Palsey and Giddiness in the Head._
Make conserve of Rosemary flowers Bittony flowers Sage flowers
severally begin with the rosemary Take the bigness of a large nutmeg
at a time last at night and first in the morning for 3 days y^n rest 3
days and do ye like by the bittony then rest 3 days again and in like
manner take the Sage and so go round again as often as is occasion for
it with these or at any other time drink some of Dr Stephens water to
be found at ye 182 Rect.
235. _For the Wind in the Blader._
Take 9 bees pound them and put them to a quarter of a pint of ale
stir it well together and strain it sweeten it with honey give it the
afflicted persons to drink they must till it has work’d.
236. _An Ointment for the Gout or any Swelling._
Take cammomile tops and liverwort (after the woollyness is cropt off)
of each a good handfull wash them clean and dry them in a cloth mince
and bruise them then boyle them in a pipkin or bellskillet in a quart
of sweet cream till it comes to butter then strain out ye herbs and
keep it in a pot close cover’d anoint any place that is afflicted this
must be made in ye month of may.
237. _A Stagg Powder for Fainty or Hot Bloomes & Tremblings at Heart._
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