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Calamine Lotion

From The century cook book, 1894

Serves 3

(A favorite prescription with ladies who have flushed faces.)

Presented as published in 1894. 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 century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 136. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Calamine LiOtion. Take of levigated calamine (white) ten grains; oxide of zinc, twenty grains; glycerine, twenty drops; rosewater, one ounce

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