Lye Poultice
From The standard book of recipes and housewife's guide, comprising as complete cook book, 1901
Serves 1
Not commonly used nowadays; laudanum is preferred for preventing lock-jaw.
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 190. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
common lye from ashes, or a druggist's solution of potassa, with flaxseed or Indian meal. They are not often used nowadays, being formerly applied to punctured and torn (lacerated) wounds, as a means of pre- venting lock-jaw (tetanus). Better, for this purpose, is laudanum, applied directly to the part. If a lye poultice
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