Alum and Egg Hand Treatment
From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886
Serves 1
This will give the hands a soft, brilliant hue and check excessive perspiration.
Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 321. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
half an ounce of powdered alum, the whites of two eggs and mix together. Then add enough bran to make into a thick paste
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