Colonial North America: Schlesinger Library

Lemon Syrup 1 gal of white Sugar Syrup or [?] powder [Ou?] [gae?] 1 pt water to make the Syrup 2 bottles of Lime Juice & 2 Doz Lemons. [Chip?] [C?] receipt for [Dropsy?] 1 gall Cider double handful of Horse raddish 1/2 [?] mustard Seed 1/2 oz Syrup [Synills?] [?] In [mipers?] , stand it by the fire in a Jug for 2 [?] hours, one wine [glafo?] to be [drank?] 3 times a day fasting

Reciept for [worms?] 1 Rest rhubarb - Sinna - worm seed Calcined Hartshorn - of Each an Equal quantity - well powdered and mix'd 30 grains of the above mixture taken in the morning - [hasting?], at least 2 hours before Breakfast - 3 following mornings then stop 3 mornings - then continue 3 mornings - then Rest 3 mornings and proceed the 3 following mornings which makes 9 powders to be taken in 15 Days - under [4?] years half a powder will be sufficient. To any age If a powder produces more than 3 motions Reduce the Quantity -

N [?] [Lamb?] Reciept for the [?]eh-

Take 2 Table spoonful of the flour of sulphur one ditto of gunpowder, one ditto of ginger one ditto black peper - are nut [?] 1/2 ounce salt [petre?] 1/2 pint of Old brandy - stw these ingredients well - when cold mix in as much hoys lard as will make it into an Ointment - Rub the Joints, soles of the feet and palms of the hands half an hour before the fire - before going to bed - three nights will be sufficient - the patient must not be exposed to Cold or [Lamps?] and it is [necesary?] to take sulphur and [Cream?] Tartar for a week -

A Reciept for the [Rhuematium?] take the leaves of the prikly pear pick out the briars - split them - and put a single lair of them in a frying pan with a small quantity of [sharp?] vinegar a table spoonful of fine salt - one tea spoonful of balsam [capic?] - or balsam - fry them over a moderate heat - rub the joints [?] parts affected at least twice a Day with the [lignon?] - then take out four pieces of the leaves and bind them [warm?] on the wrists, and soles of the feet Changing them morning and Evening untill the Cure be Effected - During the application of it - His [necfo?] any several Times in the Day to take a [?] of [stama?] ick Cordial - such as spiken and - or other warming Herb - in wine, or spirits should the application, cause a weak [?]

in the Joints - be not alarm'd - the strength will speedily returna receipt for [blacking?]a [brenk?] just cup of [blacking?] lamb [black?] - a gill of whiskey a pint of vinegar - 2. Ye as [youns?]=[?] of brown sugar - mixed well Together -

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Mrs [?]. Receipt for Ginger Cake - with fruit

Beef gall [weak?] soap suds, to clean the carpet with a [Brusshes?], not make it too wett. dry it on the floor, to clean carpets

1/2 oz calvesfoot to 1/2 Gallon Spring Water boil it to a Quart. put a jill Rum to it. take 1/3 at adraught when the fitt comes on, [ck/w?]. Continue Every other day

well Schower the eels with salt but not skin them take out th back bone _ take [parsley?] [sect?] [herts?] chopt fine cloves mace pepper & salt all mixt well togeather spread th eel open wash it with yolks of Eggs sprinkeld with the [Engrenes?] [vod?] it up tite and bind it with tape take the head of bones and [onions?] little alspice let it boil some time strain it off boil the eel in it one hour_ which will serve for a pickle to keep the Eels in