Mustard Poultice
From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
A handy way to make a mustard plaster is to soak a slice of bread in water and sprinkle it with flour of mustard.
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This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 199. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Mustard poultice, or sinapism, may be made several ways; sometimes equal parts of bread-crumb or flour, and mustard are used, but the best way is to make a tolerably thick paste of mustard and water, spread it on stiff brown paper, and cover with thin muslin
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