Lady Munson an excellent resept for Dropsy & Scurvy

Title: Lady Munson an excellent resept for Dropsy & Scurvy
Creator: Lady Munson
Date: 1694/1795
Description: A remedy for dropsy (edema) and scurvy using mustard seed, lemon, and clove dissolved in ale.
Transcript: Take a Gallon of New ale put in to a Spiket pot put to it 2 ounces of Mustter seed bruised a litle a Lemon Stuck with Cloves Let it stand 3 or 4 days when clear drink their of a bout 1/2 a pint fasting and as much at 4 in the after Noon
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Contributor: Ochsner, Elizabeth; Le, Vincent; Grimm, Stephanie; Salahuddin, Shafiya
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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