Lady Webster's Pills
From The standard book of recipes and housewife's guide, comprising as complete cook book, 1901
Serves 10
These pills are purgative and may help with delayed menstruation.
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 The standard book of recipes and housewife's guide, comprising as complete cook book (1901) by Johnson, Alice A.,, page 182. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Lady Webster's Pills. — The important thing in these is aloes. They are purgative, and, like other aloetic preparations, have some effect in promoting a tendency of blood towards the pelvic region of the l)ody. They have much reputation as aiding to bring on delayed or suppressed menstru- ation. Dose, one pill, at night. Some per- sons find half a pill
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