The House-Keeper's Guide and Indian Doctor

1851, and one small book promises ice creams, perfumery, soap, furniture polish, a complete system of doctoring — and model letters for every occasion.

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8 recipes in this part of The House-Keeper's Guide and Indian Doctor.

Apple and Quince Jelly

Crab-apples make the nicest apple jelly. Wash them, cut out the defects, the stem, the blossom end, and the seeds, quartering the apples…

Another Tomato Catsup

Take ripe tomatoes to fill a jar, put them in a moderate oven, and bake them until they are dissolved, then strain them through a coarse…

Aromatic Vinegar

Mix with a spoonful of vinegar, powdered chalk sufficient to destroy its acidity; let it settle; turn off the vinegar from the chalk with…

Asthma

This Indian remedy is compounded of one ounce each of spikenard root, sweet flag root, elecampane root, and common chalk, beaten or ground…

Acute Rheumatism

The best remedy for this distressing complaint is a plant commonly known by the name of smart-weed. Take a quantity of the leaves of this…

A Shrunk Sinew, or Stiff Joint

Mix half an ounce each of green melilot, yellow besilicon, oil of amber, and a piece of blue vitriol as large as a thimble, well together…

Another

An excellent, ready made oil for the hair, is made by mixing one part of brandy with three parts of sweet oil. Add any scent you prefer. To…

An Excellent Recipe

Take a pint of cream, infuse into it a few water lilies, bean flowers, and roses. Simmer the whole together in a vapor bath, and keep the…

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