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Burn Treatment

From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886

Serves 1

Avoid using molasses, starch, soap, flour, charcoal, or glue on burns.

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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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 231. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

common baking soda or bi-carbonate of soda. Make a thick paste with soda and a little water and apply to the injured spot; then BURNS, BRUISES AND SPRAINS. 261 dust the whole with the dry soda and cover v/ith a light bandage

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