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For Tincture of Hierapiera for a quart - Mrs Baylis

Take of the best Alloes one ounce 2 drams and 2 scruples
Virginia snake root, Ledoury, Gallangall, the Lesser
Cardamons seed of each 1 oz Dram Cinnamon and S
saffron of each 2 scruples powder the alloes, bruise well
the rest except the saffron and infuse all in half a Pint
of Best Brandy for a few days then add a quart of white wine
and let it stand a few days more then strain it off for use
and add ten grains of Cochineal Powderd and Bruised -
Lett it stand 4 Days on the Brandy and 4 Days after
the wine is put to it before 'tis straind off or 5 days flourish

Syrup of Popys --- Ditto flourish

Take a Peck of red Poppys when Picked power upon
them 4 quarts of boyling water. Let it stand a night and
day then squese the Popys with your Hands and to
every pint of Liquor put 3/4 of a Pound of Lump Sugar
when it boyls scum it then put to it a quarter of an an ounce
of mace Ditto Cloves a little Cinnamon a little Ginger a little
white pepper a nutmeg. sliced 2 ozs. of raisins which and ston'd
half an ounce of Carriway seeds tie the seeds in a bit of
muslin and Let all boil to a thick Syrup. when Cold take
out the seeds and raisins - put some spice in all the Bottles
Cork it very close - it will keep 6 or 7 years flourish
some of it in Brandy is good to make a Person sleep
or for a sick stomach
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