Title

To Make the Poultis for it

Date

1694/1795

Transcript

Take a pece of Boars grease the big nes of a Walnut melt it over the fire in a Clean Scellet thn put in a pint of white wine - as much wheat flour as will thicken it keep it Stiring as thick as a paste then put in the whites of too Eggs well beaten & the Same quantity of Boars Grease as be fore stir it Continuelly & keep stirring it adding Boars Greas till it Come clear from the bottom of the Scellet -- & is like a paste Lay it very warm upon the fire in the manour of a poultice not too thick, this quantity will do 4 or [struck: 4] 5 times warm it Every time with a fresh pece of Boars Greas aply theas poultice Every twelve hours or at least once a day -- it will boath draw & heall & do the Cure by Gods Blessing provided nothing Elce be used with it

Contributor

Ochsner, Elizabeth

Stevens, Jen

Grimm, Stephanie

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.