Invaluable Dentifrice
September 3rd, 2022
Dissolve two ounces of borax in three pints of boiling water; before quite cold, add one tea-spoonful of tincture of myrrh, and one table-spoonful of spirits of camphor; bottle the mixture for use. One wine-glassful of this solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each application.
Source: The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, Florence Hartley
Candied Lemon or Peppermint for Colds
September 1st, 2022
Boil 1 1/2 pounds sugar in a half pint of water, till it begins to candy around the sides; put in 8 drops of essence; pour it upon buttered paper, and cut it with a knife.
Source: Our Knowledge Box, ed. G. Blackie