Ransom's family receipt book, 1886

At the season of the year when Coughs and Colds are troublesome, every family should have a safe and certain remedy at hand. Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu, or Honey Syrup, is the very thing. It is not only, pleasant for children to take, but is a certain cure for Croup, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Coughs, and all affections of the Throat and Lungs. Why People Have Consumption. Frequently because they neglect a slight Cough. It is not necessary to consult a physician, but take Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup, and Tolu, or Honey Syrup, and cure your Cough at once. This is an excellent prescription of an eminent physician, and adapted to all Coughs and Colds. W. A. Silsbufy, Coopersville, Mich., Feb. 2, 1882, says: “ We have used thirty-eight bottles of your Hive Syrup and Tolu in our family for Croup, Coughs, and Colds, and find it one of the best medicines in the world. We feel safe in Croup when the bottle of Hive Syrup is at hand.” (18) King of the Blood is a, great tonic. Receipts for Invalids , Continued, U) BOILED RICE. — % cup whole rice, boiled in just enough water to cover it, _ i cup of milk, a little salt, i egg, beaten light. When the rice is nearly done, turn off the water, add the milk and simmer, taking- care it does not scorch, until the milk boils up well. Salt, and beat in the egg. Eat warm with cream, sugar, and nutmeg. REMEDY FOR SCROFULA.— -No other remedy has accomplished .such remarkable results as “King of the Bipod/’ Use according to directions. See page 20. PANADA. — 6 Boston crackers, split, 2 tablespoonfuls white sugar, a good pinch of salt, and a little nutmeg, enough boiling water to cover them well. Split the crackers, and pile in a bowl in layers, sait and sugar scat¬ tered among them. Cover with boiling; water and ret on the hearth, with a close top over the bowl, for at least one hour. The crackers should be almost clear and soft as jelly, but not broken. Eat from the bowl. With more sugar sprinkled in if you wish it. If properly made, this panada is very nice. CUP PUDDING. — 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 egg; mix with cold milk and a pinch of salt to a batter. Boil fifteen minutes in a buttered cup. Eat with sauce, fruit, or plain sugar. APPLE PIE — Slice up one or more nice, tart apples in a saucer, sweeten with white sugar, and cover with a moderately thick slice of bread buttered slightly on the under side. When the bread is browned, the apples, if of a tender kind, and thinly sliced, will be done. FOR MOST CHRONIC DISORDERS, Try King of the Blood/’ See page 20. APPLE WATER. — 1 large juicy pippin, the most finely flavored you can get, 3 cups of cold water — 1 quart if the apple is very large. Pare and quarter the apple, but do not core it. Put it on the fire in a tm or porcelain saucepan with the water, and boil, closely covered, until the apple stews to pieces. Strain the liquor at once, pressing the apple hard in the cloth. Strain this again through a finer bag, and set away to cool. Siveeten with white sugar, and ice for drinking. 0 CURE “THE BLUES.” — Purify the blood by using- 11 King of the Blood,” which removes the accumulations in tht liver and other vital parts, restores the circulation, and makes an active man out of a lazy one,