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

Lemon Jelly

Set on a slow fire a pint of water, with one ounce of rinsed isinglass, in small pieces, and the rind of six lemons; stir constantly till…

Lemonade

Mix the juice of two lemons with a pint of water, sweetening to the taste. Some like nutmeg grated on it, or some of the squeezed lemon cut…

Lemon Beer

To a gallon of water add a sliced lemon, a spoonful of ginger, half a pint of yeast, and sugar enough to make it quite sweet. ২ DIRECTIONS…

Lemon Candy, or Rock Candy

To one pound of • loaf sugar put a large cup of water, and set it over a slow fire for half an hour. Clear it with a little hot rum or…

Lavender Water

Pour a pint of alcohol moderately to an ounce and a half of the oil of lavender, and two drachms of ambergris. Keep it in a bottle tightly…

Labor-saving Soap

Take two pounds of sal-soda, two pounds of yellow bar soap, and ten quarts of water; cut the soap into thin slices, and boil together two…

Liquid Blacking

Mix a quarter of a pound of ivory black, six gills of vinegar, a table-spoonful of sweet oil, and two large spoonfuls of molasses. Stir the…

Lung Complaints

In pulmonary consumption, asthma, or whooping cough, entirely avoid roasted meats of any description, and rely upon vegetables as the…

Lip Salve, No

1. - Take oil of almonds three ounces, spermaceti one ounce, virgin rice half an ounce. Melt these together over a slow fire, mixing with…

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