Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take 3 ounces of seana leaves zedoane commine parsley and dill seeds
of each one ounce ginger half an ounce cloves nutmegs gallingall
pimpernell roots sage rue vallerian Annyseeds of each a quarter of
an ounce pound all these small then mix them very well together with
4 ounces of white sugar candie finely beaten of this you must take
mornings and evenings a dram at a time drying your herb well before you
make it this is ye Lady Wroughtons with the following ointment.
298. _An Ointment for the Giddiness in the Head or any other Distemper
in Ye Brain or Deffect in the Memorie._
Take white lillyes colwort leaves wild balme of each one dram being
pounded put them into a pot with 2 ounces of Sallet oyle fresh butter
as much as all the rest 3 spoonfulls of the spirit of Sack 3 times
rectified water of rue of sage of Sallendine of each 2 spoonfulls
temper these well together and set it in embers to keep it warme 8
hours then strain it through a cloth, then boyle your liquor till it
be as thick as honey on a mild fire then take it off the fire and put
it in a wide mouth’d glass and Sun it till it come to the colour of
copper so keeping it for use when you have occasion to use it anoint
the hinder part of the head your poule and temple especially warming
it when you use it and keep the head warme some time after this is best
made when the Sun is hottest.
299. _Mrs Skillins Re^{ct} for the Yellow Jaundise._
Take a pint of strong beer or Ale 9 earth wormes Slit them and Scoure
them from their slime then take a handfull of Sallendine and one penny
worth of Saffron and put all these together and let them boyle up once
or twice then let them stand till they are cold then strain them out &
drink this 3 mornings.
300. _The Lady St Johns Aproved Re^{ct} for the Stone._
Take 20 bees and kill them as they come out of their hives dry them
on a tile stone or fire shovel then beat them into fine powder take
then some snail shells such as snails have left the clearest and most
transparent of them and beat them into very fine powder then take a
double quantity of this and mix with a single quantity of your bee
powder and put as much of both these powders very well mixt as will
lay on a 6 pence into half a spoonfull of Sirrop of althea called
marshmallows stiring it well together so giving it to ye party w^{hn}
the fits upon them and he shall find (God willing) present ease if you
please you may an hour or 2 after give the party a good draught of
white wine wherein you must boyle half a handfull of prosper and as
much pellitory of the wall.
301. _For a Cough a Drink by Dr. Bauyer._
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