a recept for the piles

Title: a recept for the piles
Description: A poultice for treating piles (hemorrhoids) consisting of a mixture of hot milk and flour on a cloth that is then applied to the afflicted area.
Transcript: Elder [struck: milk] floors boyld in milk the thick nes of a poultes put hot upon a Cloth & Lay on often on a day the party Lying all day on the bed while it is doing
Subject: See all items with this value poultices; See all items with this value milk; See all items with this value flour
Contributor: Ochsner, Elizabeth; 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.

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