Title

To Make an Ointment for a Scald head

Creator

G. Spencer

Date

1694/1795

Description

A remedy for treating ringworm using butter, ale, and wormwood.

Transcript

Take a pound of fresh butter & a quart of strong ale & a good quantity of wormwoods boyl all theas to gather till it lookes green & then strain out the wormewood & let & let it stand till it be cold & then render it for yr use when you use it you must shave the hare and anoint all over the head with ointment & let them wear the same cloath thrice a day with it
Probatum Et a me G: Spencer E: com Eloraci

Subject

See all items with this valuebutter

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See all items with this valuewormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

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See all items with this valueremedies (health)

Contributor

Caylor, Karmen

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.