Prescription for Children
From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
This will suit a child of eight or ten years of age.
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 269. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Ten grains of carbonate of magnesia; lo grains of aromatic powdered chalk; 15 to 20 drops of the tincture of rhubarb; i ounce of peppermint water
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.