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Blackberry syrup - a sovereign remedy for bowel complaints. No family should be without it. To two quarts of blackberry juice add half an ounce, each, of powdered nutmeg, cinnin & allspice & a quarter of an ounce of powdered cloves. Boil these together to get the strength of the spicies & to preserve the berry juice - While hot add a pint of fourth proof pure French brandy & sweeten with loaf sugar. Give a child two teaspoons full three times a day & if the disorder is not checked increase the quantity.
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Blackberry syrup - a sovereign remedy for bowel complaints. No family should be without it. To two quarts of blackberry juice add half an ounce, each, of powdered nutmeg, cinnin & allspice & a quarter of an ounce of powdered cloves. Boil these together to get the strength of the spicies & to preserve the berry juice - While hot add a pint of fourth proof pure French brandy & sweeten with loaf sugar. Give a child two teaspoons full three times a day & if the disorder is not checked increase the quantity.
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