Corn Ointment
From Burlington ladies cook book & 25 secrets of success, 1901
Spread a little of the salve on the corn, bunion, or wart, but do not touch the healthy part.
Presented as published in 1901. 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 Burlington ladies cook book & 25 secrets of success (1901), page 34. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
I quart of Glycerine, and mix into it, % pound of powdered starch, heat it and stir until thor- oughly dissolved. — Take i pint of water, and dissolve I pound of Costic soda (
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