Metheglin for the Colick and Stone of the Same Lady

Name: Metheglin for the Colick and Stone of the Same Lady
Ingredients: one Gallon of Honey; seven Gallons of water; a handful of Pelitory of the Wall; a handful of Saxifrage; a handful of Betony; a handful of Parsley; a handful of Groundsel; of the seeds of Parsley, of Nettles, Fennel and Carraway-seeds, of each two Ounces; of Nettles; of Fennel and Carraway-seeds; of Carraway-seeds; Anise-seeds; Grumelseeds; the roots of Parsley, of Alexander, of Fennel and Mallows of each 2 Ounces; of Alexander; of Fennel; of Mallows

From The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened, 1910

Drink a good draught every morning.

Presented as published in 1910. 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 closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 67. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

METHEGLIN FOR THE COLICK AND STONE OF THE SAME LADY Take one Gallon of Honey to seven Gallons of water ; boil it together, and skim it well ; then take Pelitory of the Wall, Saxifrage, Betony, Parsley, Groundsel, of each a handful, of the seeds of Pars- ley, of Nettles, Fennel and Carraway-seeds, Anis- seeds and Grumelseeds, of each two Ounces. The roots of Parsley, of Alexander, of Fennel and Mal- lows of each two Ounc

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