Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take an orange cut off the top press out the juice as near as you can
then put into it half a spoonfull of oyle of bays of the juice of rue
and wormwood of each half a spoonfull powder of 4 or 5 lupins dry’d
with as much treacle as will fill an ordinary thimble then stop the
hole with the piece you cut off tye it up close and fast that nothing
get out or in, then Seeth it well and when it is cold anoynt the
navell, nostrells, pulses and temples of the party therewith troubled
with the Stuff it paseth all other medecins for y^e worms what ever.
22. _For a Cold._
Take a quarter of a pint of horehound water a quarter of a pint of
coltsfoot water a pound of reasons of the Sun Stoned pound the reasons
very well then mingle these together then set them on the fire boyle
them like marmolet then take it off and put it into 2 ounces of honey
and one spoonfull mustard then set it on the fire & let it simer a
while then put it into a pot and take as much as y^e quantity of a
walnut first in ye morning & last at night.
23. _To make Fruit Biskit._
Take the pulp of any fruit to 4 ounces of pulp take 6 ounces of double
refined Sugar beaten and searched heat your pulp scalding hot and Sugar
scalding hot into 2 several dishes when they are scalding hot pour
your Sugar into your pulp and mix them and have ready whites of eggs
beat into a froth and to such a proportion of pulp and sugar put in 2
spoonfulls of the froth a little musk and amber if you please then beat
these in a silver or earthen bason with a Spoon for an hour or two the
longer the better dry them in paper coffins of a pretty thickness; dry
them either in a stove or coole oven.
24. _For Mother Fitts._
Take a pottle of ale and boyle in it 2 handfulls of red Sage and Scumme
off the froth and when it hath boyled one hour take it off the fire and
Strain it hard out that the strength of the Sage may remain in it and
while it is hot put into it half a pint of dragon water and as much
treacle Seane as will make it sweet to your tast, and drink of it warm
first in the morning and last at night a good draught or at any other
time you feel a fit coming.
25. _To preserve Green Aples._
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