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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…