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To make Barley Cream my Mother

Take french barley and wash it, then boil it in fair
water, as long as it discolours the water- then take it
out of the water and put it into new milk- and so
let it boil till the milk be boiled away. Then put
it into a good quantity of cream, and almonds blanch
and beaten small and a slip of mace, and let it boil
half an hour, then sweeten it with sugar and rose
water. you must stir it from burning too

To wash Hands ---- Do

Take bitter almonds and blanch 'em , and reasons
of the sun ston'd and a little Camphire - beat it
altogether in a Mortar very well - put it up for your use

To take away Freckles in the fair - Do

Wash your face with a Sponge morning and evening
with the distilled water of elder leaves, letting the
dry into the skin- Your water must be
distilled in May

To stuft a Fillet of Veale - Do

Take 5 or 6 Anchovies, and dissolve 'em in a little
water bones and all enough, if not you may open
them and take out the bones, and chop them with
suet without dissolving but that as you please
Take half a pound of beef suet and a good many raw
oysters, if you have no raw Oysters- then those
that are pickled mince these together very small
put some pepper and salt with a little nutmegg-
to it and so mix it with 3 or 4 egg yolks and whites well