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Francis Smith medical recipe book, 1704
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98 The Lady Thornburghs Syrup of Elders Take Elder berries when they be red Bruise them in a stone mortar strain the juyce and boile it to a consumption of almost half scum it very clear take it off the fire whilest it is hot put in sugar to ye thickness of a syrup put it no more on the fire, when it is cold put it in to glasses not filling them to ye top for it will work like Beer. This cleanseth ye stomach and spleen and taketh away all obstructions of the liver by taking ye quantity of a spoonful in a morning and fasting a short time after it.
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98 The Lady Thornburghs Syrup of Elders Take Elder berries when they be red Bruise them in a stone mortar strain the juyce and boile it to a consumption of almost half scum it very clear take it off the fire whilest it is hot put in sugar to ye thickness of a syrup put it no more on the fire, when it is cold put it in to glasses not filling them to ye top for it will work like Beer. This cleanseth ye stomach and spleen and taketh away all obstructions of the liver by taking ye quantity of a spoonful in a morning and fasting a short time after it.
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