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83. White Rose Oyntment for the Piles
White Rose Leaves & hogs lard, grind 'em well together put 'em into a pot & set 'em in the oven after you have drawn put fresh Rose Leaves, doe this 3 times, & before tis cold, wring it through a cloth & set it on a gentle fire scum it very well there will be a great settlement at the bottom Pour it off clean, you may grind it between Lead weights if you please
84. Cowslip Wine
Boyl 6 pound of sugar half an hour or more in 3 gall:ns Water, cool it in an Earthen Pan, beat 2 Spoonfulls of Yeast w:th 6 oz: of Syrrup of Citron well together & beat it well in the Liquor then put it in a Gall:n & half of pickt Cowslips being bruised in a mortar, let all work together for 3 or 4 days then strain it thro' a Cotton Bag & put it in a Vefsel that will be full, stop it up close, in 4 or 5 weeks bottle it & put a spoonfull of Double refind sugar in each bottle let it stand Cool it will keep 2 or 3 years

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83. White Rose Oyntment for the Piles White Rose Leaves & hogs lard, grind 'em well together put 'em into a pot & set 'em in the oven after you have drawn put fresh Rose Leaves, doe this 3 times, & before tis cold, wring it through a cloth & set it on a gentle fire scum it very well there will be a great settlement at the bottom Pour it off clean, you may grind it between Lead weights if you please 84. Cowslip Wine Boyl 6 pound of sugar half an hour or more in 3 gall:ns Water, cool it in an Earthen Pan, beat 2 Spoonfulls of Yeast w:th 6 oz: of Syrrup of Citron well together & beat it well in the Liquor then put it in a Gall:n & half of pickt Cowslips being bruised in a mortar, let all work together for 3 or 4 days then strain it thro' a Cotton Bag & put it in a Vefsel that will be full, stop it up close, in 4 or 5 weeks bottle it & put a spoonfull of Double refind sugar in each bottle let it stand Cool it will keep 2 or 3 years