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Home Remedies, n.d. [1750-1800]

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1971-93-32

Dates

  • Creation: n.d. [1750-1800]

Creator

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.275 Linear Feet ( 1 Box, 38 Folders)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

"Recipe? for ointment. "take won [one] hanful [handful] of worm? [warm] wod? won [one] hanful [handful] of ru? won [one] hanful [handful] of suren? and won [one] hanful [handful] enehe [each] mah [make] it in Dear weed warter [water]."

"won [one] ouce [ounce] of beter [butter], Pet [Put] Deuid? ito [into] Pinto [Pint?] Two Parts take won [one] half and slise [slice] it thin and put ito [into] half a Pint of warm over night. in the morning ? it out. Put in as much hunny [honey] or sugger [sugar] as will make into a surrup [syrup]. Put it over the fire. Bile [boil] very easley [easily]. ? [stir] it whil [while] billing [boiling]. skim it whi [while] Bitting [Boiling] Down to the thik wess [thickness] of new honny [honey] ? a sPun ful [spoonful] morning and eving [evening] while takeing [taking] thee aboue [above] mexsen [mixture?] for their constont [comfort]. Irink [Drink] tar? warter [water] for their constort [comfort]. Drink all four."

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