To make Oyle of Eges good to take away Scars in the Face

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To make Oyle of Eges good to take away Scars in the Face

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To make Oyle of Eges good to take away Scars in the Face

Rx what quantity of Eges you pleas boyl them till they are - very hard then take of the white & the Shels & cromble the yolks in to a Silver bason then sturing them over a gentle fier till they are Crisp then put them as hot as you can in to a lining bag hot hot and so press out the Oyle in an Almond press heating - the trenchers - hot then ad to 2 ounces of this Oyle a dram of Virigns wax melt it gently in the Oyle in a well glased White Gally pot set in a Scellit of fair watter beat up well togather with a little fair watter let it stand in the Are in may to have the Evening & morning dew But must stand free from dust a glas is the best to [inserted below: ^] [struck: let] [inserted above: put] it in a w [inserted above: hn] you set it in the Are put in fresh watter every Morning and stur it well togeather this will bring the Oyle to a perfect Whiteness and take of the Strong Smell of the Ege and it will keep too or three years with often put

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Ochsner, Elizabeth
Le, Vincent

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

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George Mason University Libraries

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