Cookery and medical receipt book

an excellent remedy for a cold Mrs. Willshea Essex 1/4 lb of linseed 1/4 of lb of sun Raisins 2 penny worth of stick Liquorice boild in 2 quarts of soft water untill reduc'd to pint strain it off sweeten it with a 1/4 of a lb of sugar candy a table spoonful of lemon juice take a tumbler warm on going to bed or a little when the cough is troublesome - ___________________________ To cure beef Lancashire way Take 6 ribs of beef salt it mo derately have ready a pickle pre par'd as follows a Gallon of water a lb of salt 1 oz pepper do allspice a small stick of horse radish scrap'd fine a handful of coarse sugar 1 oz

of salt peter let all boil till the strength of the spice is obtain'd & when quite cold lay in the beef - turning & washing it well every day for 3 weeks then roll it in bran & hang it in a moderate heat for about three weeks then parboil it & afterwards wrap in a butter'd paper & bake it till it is enough - Le Blonds varnish for Prints take copaiba balsam 4lbs & Copal in powder 1lb, add by single ounces every day to the balsam keeping it in a warm place or the sun, stir. ring it often; when all is dissolved add spirits of turpentine a sufficient quantity

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