To Make the Ladys Easy

Title: To Make the Ladys Easy
Creator: Mrs. Carlson
Date: en 1694/1795
Description: A medicinal drink to treat an unknown ailment [possibly menstrual or childbirth issues?] using mustard seed, treacle, and beer, taken for nine mornings.
Transcript: one spounefull of fine mosterseed and a Spounefull of Treackle & half a pinte of Strong beare mix it all to gether and take [struck: a spoune full of] it for Nine Mornings to gether. Ths Mrs Carlton
Subject: See all items with this value beers; See all items with this value mustard seeds; See all items with this value tonics
Contributor: Ochsner, Elizabeth; Le, Vincent; en Grimm, Stephanie
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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