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Fomentation of Poppy Heads and Camomile Flowers

From Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper, 1902

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Presented as published in 1902. 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 Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper (1902) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 113. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fomentation of Poppy Heads and Camomile Flowers. — Ingredients — 4 ozs. poppy heads. 2 ozs. camomile flowers, pints boiling water

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