To Make an Ointment for a Scald head
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Title
To Make an Ointment for a Scald head
Transcript
To Make an Ointment for a Scald head
Take a pound of fresh butter & a quart of strong ale & a good quantity of wormwoods [boy Call] thear to gather till it lookes green & then strain [out] ye wormewood & let [& let] it stand till it be cold & [yn] render it for [yr] use over ye head with ointment & let ym wear [ye] same [cloalk] thrice a day with it [- - - - - - - - - - -] [Probatum Et a me G: Spencer E: com Eloraci] -
Take a pound of fresh butter & a quart of strong ale & a good quantity of wormwoods [boy Call] thear to gather till it lookes green & then strain [out] ye wormewood & let [& let] it stand till it be cold & [yn] render it for [yr] use over ye head with ointment & let ym wear [ye] same [cloalk] thrice a day with it [- - - - - - - - - - -] [Probatum Et a me G: Spencer E: com Eloraci] -
Contributor
Caylor, Karmen
Le, Vincent
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.