- Powder for a sore throat
A powder for a sore throte
Rx Allum and burne it and beat
it to powder and Cearse it
very fine, then take a little
white dodgs turd & beat it
and Cearse it very fine &
mix them together so fill a
quill of the powder and blow
it downe the throat of the
partie, if it bee a very
sore thote make a plaster
of the powder of dodgs turd
and hony and make it vnto
a salue and lay it to each
eare all night if yow doe
not finde Ease lett it
lie longer
Receipt Book of Rebeckah Winche
Distiled waters & Cordials
Cordiall pouders & Electuarys perfumes
Oyles & salues
Cookery
Preserues
Sirups & conserues
Waters & Cordialls
Pouders
Chacolet
the ingredienc
tt ounces2
cacao – 1 – 0
cinamon – 0 – 3,2 part of an ounc
spanish peper – o- 20 part of an ounce
sugar – 0 – 10th of a pound
uanilles 3
musk & ambergrees 3 granes
take th cacao nuts which must be very godd
put aside all the brooken (to be done after) put them in a coper or
iron frieng pan neuer used for any pech ouer
a a good moderat fire & stir them continualy
Yt all may be alike tosted
to know wen thay are enough take some in your
hand if thay crumble easily thay are enough or if
thay crack & leape in the pan
the spices must be beaten fine & sevied & all but
the vanelles mixed with the suger iuste as the use
then
break the cacaos upon as stone
clener them from the husks
when it is in a mas like dooe grind it ouer againe
wth all the strength possible then strew in the suger &
spice mix it well to gether & grind it agane twice
ouer
lastly put in the vaneles mix’d wth sye the suger grinding
it till it looke like batter when it is cold you mak
make it in to what forme you pleas
the stone must stand ouer fire all the while it is
a grinding
it is not fitt to use till it has bene 3 munths made
Sarah:
1/3 c cacao powder
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper
1/2 c sugar
1 t vanilla extract