Dora's cook book

One tablespoonful of fine Indian or oatmeal, mixed smooth with cold water and a saltspoonful of salt, pour upon this a pint of boiling water and turn into a saucepan to boil gently for half an hour; thin it with boiling water if it thickens too much, and stir often; when it is done a tablespoonful of cream or a little new milk may be put in to cool it after straining, but if the patient’s stomach is weak it is best without either. EGG WINE. Rasp off the yellow rind of a lemon, with a quarter of pound of white sugar. Put the sugared juice of a lemon in a casserole with half a teaspoonful of freshly ground cinnamon, a bottle of white wine and four well beaten eggs; whisk it altogether over the fire until it is scalding hot, but do not allow it to boil, This is a very nourishing beverage. HOME DOCTOR. CURE FOR LIVER COMPLAINT. One ounce of liverwort, one-half ounce extract of dandelion, three hundred and seventy grains of saltpetre, one-half ounce glycerine, forty drops wintergreen oil, two and a half ounces alcohol. Put one pint of boiling water on the liverwort and let it stand on the back of the stove and steep (not boil) about three hours, then strain off and put one pint of cold water on the liverwort, then strain that off so as to get out all the strength. Add the other ingredients and take a dessertspoonful three times a day, after meals. TO RELIEVE ASTHMA. Soak blotting or tissue paper in strong saltpetre water. Dry, and burn at night in your bedroom. TO STOP BLEEDING, A handful of flour bound on the cut. COLD ON THE CHEST. A flannel dipped in boiling water, and sprinkled with turpentine, laid on the chest as quickly as possible, will relieve the most severe cases. tae aie r¥fag Mee pray nL a he eee Te a j wth : ae y 4, f as Bs sie nO aed a Pie es > Va) ete Be 4 pis ayes av Le A Pi ier Teak IN sa ef ‘te ae ie ; - iO ie v Tans CaS M je : bir tie f y 2 “ i x : a teil Ge oie : , te \ : \ ~ ‘ : HOME DOCTOR, TG CURE FOR SUMMER COMPLAINT. Two ounces tincture rhubarb, one of paregoric, onehalf ounce of essence of peppermint, one-half ounce of essence of annis, one-half ounce of prepared chalk. Dose: One tablespoonful in a little water; take as often as - needed. BURNS AND SCALDS. Put two tablespoonfuls soda in a half cup of water. Wet a piece of linen cloth in the solution and lay it on the burn. The pain will immediately disappear. If the burn is deep, dredge the dry soda directly on the part affected. TO CURE CORNS. Take the substance which sticks to the side of a softsoap barrel after the soap is used out, and mix with pulverized white chalk to the consistency of a salve. Apply every twelve hours in a rag until the corn is cured. It will cure every case of corns in six days. TO CURE FRECKLES. Take two ounces of lemon juice, half a dram powdered borax, and one dram sugar. Mix together and let them stand in a glass bottle for a few days, then rub on the hands and face occasionally. A SURE CURE FOR CHILBLAINS. Take ten pounds of oak bark, put in a kettle and pour on six quarts of water. Let it boil down to four quarts, _ Soak your feet in it, and it will cure them, eae a — oy « a A ‘sy Pane vs oat A GOOD CURE FOR COLDS. Boil two ounces of flaxseed in one quart of water; strain and add two ounces of rock candy, one-half pint of honey, juice of three lemons ; mix and let all boil well ; let cool, and bottle. Dose :—One cup before going to bed, one-half cup before meals. The hotter you drink it the better. FOR ERYSIPELAS. A simple poultice made from cranberries, pounded fine, and applied in a raw state, is said to be a certain cure; or slip off the outer bark of elder, break up the wood with the inner bark, and steep in buttermilk; drink and apply to the parts affected. BITES OF DOGS.