To make the weben salve

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To make the weben salve

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To make the weben salve

To make the weben salve Take a pece of rusty backen or a Slice of Backen from the flitch in the Chim ley heat the Tongues in the fire red hot -- pinch the backen holding it over a [dish] to reserve the fatt which when its Coole set by for youre uce [checkmark] how to uce it. Take the weben that that made the hurt or for want thare of any knife or instrue ment of iron or Steele and put in to the wound to take of the blood or moisture then a noint it with the a fore named salve rap a wolen cloth a bout it to keep it from the Colde wash the wound very cleane with small beare or urine & wrap it up wth Clean lining; Every day at a sartan time dres the weben a fresh -- & at the same time wash the wound & wrap it up in Cleane lining Remmember to set the weeben with the point upward

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Ochsner, Elizabeth
Le, Vincent

Source

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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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.

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