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Stimulating Balsam

From The century cook book, 1894

Serves 10

Used to stimulate ulcers and abscesses.

Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 193. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Stimulating Balsam. To stim^'ate ulcers and ab- scesses: Take of nitrate of mercury, twenty grains, iodoform, thirty grains, camphor, two drachms, balsam Peru, two ounces

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