Lady Munson an excellent [can’t read] resept for Dropsy & Scurvy

Item

Title

Lady Munson an excellent [can’t read] resept for Dropsy & Scurvy

Date

1694/1795

Transcript

Take a Gallon of New ale put in to a Spiket
[pot] put to it 2 ounces of Mustterseed
bruised a litle a Lemon Stuck with cloves
let it stand 3 or 4 days when clear drink
the i[n] of a bout 1/2 a pint fasting and as
much at 4 on ye after Noon

Contributor

Ochsner, Elizabeth
Le, Vincent
Grimm, Stephanie

Source

Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Publisher

George Mason University Libraries

Rights

Public domain. There are no known restrictions.