Infants' Syrup
From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
The ingredients are intended to strengthen and expel wind.
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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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 284. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Infants* Syrup. — This syrup is made thus: i pound best box raisins; 1-2 ounce anise seed; 2 sticks licorice; split the raisins, pound the anise seed, and cut the licorice fine; add to it 3 quarts of rain water
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