To desolve a hard Brest

Title: To desolve a hard Brest
Date: 1694/1795
Description: A poultice to dissolve a hard breast (breast lump?) made from honey, brandy, and wax.
Transcript: Rx honey, one spoonfull, Brandy spfulls sal[text loss]
one spoonfull and an half wax [strikeout] boyl alto[text loss] dip a cloth there in and ly to it.
Subject: See all items with this value honey; See all items with this value brandy; See all items with this value wax; See all items with this value poultices
Contributor: Grimm, Stephanie; Le, Vincent; Abu-Bader, Nagham
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.