[Sca-cooks] Re: Plague water recipes

[Carper, Rachel]

If you sent your name and email address, would I be able to add this to
the list file section?


Elewyiss

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Subject: [Sca-cooks] Re: Plague water recipes



Hello :)

I'm working on getting a couple of late
period cookbook published.  In one of them is
a couple of recipes for Plague water.

If you use them, and put them in a booklet, I
would appreciate having you give me recogintion 
for them. thank you.

Dr. Burges Plague Water

 Take 3 pints of Mufcadine, and boyl in it Sage and Rue, of each a
handful tilla pint be wafted, then ftrain it, and fet it over the  fire
again, put therto a dram of long pepper, Ginger and Nutmeg, of  each
half an ounce being all bruifed together ; then boil them a  little, and
put thereto half an ounce of Andramachus Treacle 3 drams  of Methridate,
and a quarter of a pint of Angellica Water.  Take a  fpoonful or two of
this morning and evening.
 
 To make Plague water
 
 Take a pound of Rue, of Rofemary, Sage, Sorrel, Celendine, Mugwart,  of
the tops of red Brambles, Pimpernel, Wild Dragons, Agrimony, Balm,
Angelica, of each a pound ; put thefe Compounds in a Pot, fill it  with
White-Wine above the herbs, fo let it ftand 4 days, then Diftill  for
your Ufe in an Alembeck.
 
 The Accomplifh'd Lady's Delight in Preferving, Phyfick, Beautifying,
and Cookery
 
 London, 1675


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