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The Electuary for a Cough and Consumpsion Dr Ratchiffs
Receipt ---
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Conserve of red Roses 3 oz; Pulvis Haly 3 drams Crabs Eyes
Crabs Claws prepared of each one Dram - make it up into an
Electuary with syrup of maiden Hair and take the quantity
of a Nutmeg morning and Evening and drink after after
each Dose a small Coffee dish of the following Pectoral

Raisins of the sun stoned 1 oz, dates nine, figs 11, maiden
Hair Scabious, Colts foot each one Handfull Liquorish half
an ounce cut and boil them in 3 pints of water til one
pint is consumed and let it stand to settle then Pour it of
and add of Barley Cinnamon Water 2 ozs. half the quantity
is enough to boyl at a time it will change in a few days
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Raisin Wine flourish
To 100 cwt of raisins pickt put 2 Gallons of water
Let them stand 14 Days stiring them well 2 or 3 times
a day - then press them and put the Liquor into
gourd Vesses first rencing a quart of Brandy about your
Vessel till it is Lost - when it has done Hissing stop it
up and when it is fine bottle it.

Put to the same Raisins 10 Gallons of Water and
let it stand 10 or 12 Days stiring it as before and it will
make a very Pretty small wine you must press it as before
you may put a little Balm and 2 or 3 Pounds of Sugar
3 Oranges and 1 Lemon and it is very good Balm Wine -
Or If you put Elder Blossoms and bottle it with 3 or 4 spoonfuls
of Elder syrup it will be very good. If you have a mind to
make Elder Wine of the raisin Wine put what Quantity you

Note: "Cwt" is an abbreviation of "hundredweight"

The Electuary for a Cough and Consumpsion Dr Ratchiffs
Receipt ---
line under "Receipt"
line
Conserve of red Roses 3 oz; Pulvis Haly 3 drams Crabs Eyes
Crabs Claws prepared of each one Dram - make it up into an
Electuary with syrup of maiden Hair and take the quantity
of a Nutmeg morning and Evening and drink after after
each Dose a small Coffee dish of the following Pectoral

Raisins of the sun stoned 1 oz, dates nine, figs 11, maiden
Hair Scabious, Colts foot each one Handfull Liquorish half
an ounce cut and boil them in 3 pints of water til one
pint is consumed and let it stand to settle then Pour it of
and add of Barley Cinnamon Water 2 ozs. half the quantity
is enough to boyl at a time it will change in a few days
line
Raisin Wine flourish
To 100 cwt of raisins pickt put 2 Gallons of water
Let them stand 14 Days stiring them well 2 or 3 times
a day - then press them and put the Liquor into
gourd Vesses first rencing a quart of Brandy about your
Vessel till it is Lost - when it has done Hissing stop it
up and when it is fine bottle it.

Put to the same Raisins 10 Gallons of Water and
let it stand 10 or 12 Days stiring it as before and it will
make a very Pretty small wine you must press it as before
you may put a little Balm and 2 or 3 Pounds of Sugar
3 Oranges and 1 Lemon and it is very good Balm Wine -
Or If you put Elder Blossoms and bottle it with 3 or 4 spoonfuls
of Elder syrup it will be very good. If you have a mind to
make Elder Wine of the raisin Wine put what Quantity you

Note: "Cwt" is an abbreviation of "hundredweight"