Image 358 (unnumbered folio), two receipts
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| Take 2. quarts of Brandy, and Put it in a Large Bottle | ||||
| Lemons, the Peels of two, half a nutmeg, stop it up and let | ||||
| it stand three days, and add to it three Pints of White Wine | ||||
| a Pound and a half of Sugar Mix it, and Strain it twice $thro'$ | ||||
| a Flannel, and Bottle it up, 'tis a pretty Wine & Cordial. | ||||
| For the Dropsy & Scurvy | ||||
| Take a quart of White Wine, and Six Spriggs of Wormwood, and as | ||||
| much Rosemary, half a Quarter of an Ounce of |
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| Quantity of Myrth, Rhubarb, Cinamon and Saffron, Bruise the | ||||
| Druggs, and pull the Saffron, and put all into a three Pint Stone | ||||
| Bottle & tye the Cork down Close, and set it in a Kettle of Water | ||||
| and Hay, and let it Boil three Hours, then let it stand | ||||
| a day or Two to Settle, so let the Patient take Four Spoonfulls | ||||
| every Morning, fasting, and fast three Hours after it, | ||||
| And – and Walk abroad. If 'tis too long to fast, & the | ||||
| Constitution will not bear it, they may Drink a Draught | ||||
| of Water – gruel two Hours after it, take this till the Quantity | ||||
| is out. | ||||
| 1. Quart of White Wine | ||||
Note: Both these receipts come from The Compleat Housewife (see Glossary)
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Transcribed by JM and CTW