A book of simples.

Date:
[1908]
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    374- Pippin drink. ^ j 'AKE 20 pippins large ones cut them in halves -A- into an earthen pipkin that will hold 2 gallons then fill it up with Spring water and let it boyle over a gentle fire till all the vertue be out of the pippins then ftrain it into an earthen pan pare a lemon put in half the peel and dice in 2 or 3 lemons being firft pared clean fweeten it well with refined fugar and let it ftand then take out the lemon and bottle it up for your Spending. 375. To make Vinegar of Unripe Grapes. Take them and pound them and prefs them through a hair bag as yo do Sider then put into every 4 gallons as much allome as a wallnut then boyle it well and fcumme as the fcumme rifeth as clear as pofiible coole it and when through cold tun it up and keep it till it is fteal and fit for ufe very clofe ftopt and it will be very good. 376. A Re^ of Harts Horne Jelly. Take fhaved harts home half a pound to five pints of water the which boyle very leafurely till half be wafted then put in a little red rofe water and then give it a walme or 2 more then ftrain it you may add juice of Lemons & fine Sugar and eat it cold or dilTolve it and drink it warm w^^ you pleafe. 377. The Countefs of Kents Lozenges for a Cold. Take i 2 ounces of liquorifh fcraped and bruifed a little then take half a pint of coltfoot water red rofe water hyfop water of each half a pint 2 quarts of fair water fo put them altogether with your liquorifli & let it fteep 24 hours then fet it on the fire and let it boyle very foftly till it be as thick as cream then ftrain out the juice clean from the liquorifh and fet it