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4 lettuces, a large onion chopt together4 large cucumbers quartere’d & cut intosquare pieces, the seeds taken out, theherbs are to be stewe’d in butter- haveready a large kettle of water, put it to the herbs with a pint of young peas, some thin…
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A Cure for the PilesThe Root of the white Lilly roasted till it is soft - pounded & mixe’d with an equal quantity of Hog Lard - Miss BarkerA cooling openerAn ounce and a half of lemna- withthe juice- of half a lemonFor the Gout or RheumatismPure,…
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Veronica RubraSpeedwell or Pauls Betony, is knownfor its root, consiting of manyFibres; its leaves soft of a hoarygreen colour, a little dented aboutthe edges and somewhat hairyset by couples at the joints of the hairy brownish stalks, which lean…
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For Eruptions in the FaceBoil a good handful of red Speedwellor Pauls betony in three pints ofWater & drink a quarter of a pint three times a day- or you maychop the herb small & put as muchof as can be well wetted into abottle of Brandy- you…
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A Receipt for a Decoction which will sweeten the Blood and banish the Scurvey by DegreesOf Sinkfoil, or five leaved Grass } Betony } Wood Sorrel, or Cuskose Grass } Violet Leaves and Wild Strawberry Leaves}Take each a large handfull, and boil them in…
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To dye Buff or OrangeArnatto well boiled, with a small quantity of Flemish Ashes & a little Allum- it must be Strained through a Cloth- let the Things you wish to Dye remainin while they are deep enough- it will fixthe color better to boil them…
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Rasberry VinegarTake of fresh rasberries what quantity you ple==ase (determinable by the quantity of vinegar youpropose to make) put them into an earthen jarr& pour on them of the best of white-wine-vinegar justenough to cover them. Stop the jarr…
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Infusion of GallsTo a quart of rain water or any soft water puthalf a pound of finely powderd GallsOne once and a half of Gum Arabic powderdA quarter of a pint of lamp spiritsLet them stand together corkd up for at least a month. They may stand as…