Slippery-Elm Tea
January 1st, 2020
Pour one cup of boiling water upon one teaspoonful of slippery-elm powder or a piece of the bark. When cool, strain, and flavor with lemon-juice and sugar. This is soothing in any inflammation of the mucous membrane.
Source: The Universal Cookery Book, Gertrude Strohm
Slippery-Elm Bark Tea
March 25th, 2019
Break the bark into bits, pour boiling water over it, cover and let it infuse until cold. Sweeten, ice, and take for summer disorders, or add lemon-juice and drink for a bad cold.
Source: Common Sense in the Household, Marion Harland