Cough Mixture
March 29th, 2020
1/2 lb. treacle
1d. paregoric
1d. peppermint
1/2 pint boiling water
1d. aniseed
1d. laudanum
Put in a pint bottle and mix well together. Dose, wine-glassful.
Source: The Northampton Cookery Book, M.A. Jeffery
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August 18th, 2015
Take a whole lemon, cut it in four parts; add to them half a pound of white sugar; put them in half a pint of boiling water, and let boil for ten minutes. When warm, add six cents worth of paregoric to it. Dose : Take half a wineglassful when the cough is troublesome.
Source: Audel’s Household Helps, Hints and Receipts