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Cold Cream

From The housekeeper's companion, 1883

Soothing application for chapped lips.

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

cold cream is a most soothing application on returning to the house, as it immediately allays the smarting and restores the natural smoothness to the surface. Cold cream, for this particular purpose, should be prepared thus: Melt two ounces of the finest white wax with eight ounces of oil of almonds over a very slow fire, and add gradually half a pint of distilled rose water

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