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Good Cathartic

From The national course in home economics, 1917

Serves 4

Presented as published in 1917. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The national course in home economics (1917) by Ruth Allen Beezley, page 376. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GOOD CATHARTIC. One-half ounce each of peppermint leaf and jalap, one ounce of senna, two ounces of figs chopped fine

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.