Show mt alcine OF LONG AGO unpalatable decoction for the cure of consumption mrs wolfe mother of the english general who died at the capture of quebec had among her recipes a good water for consumption ahra it Is take a pack of garden snails wash them in beer put then them in an oven ana anci let them stay till done crying then with a knife and aorl prick ithe gleen from f am them a and beat the alle hes 1 I 7 and tall a to a stone mortar then take a qu quart of green worms slice them through the middle and strew them with salt then wash them and beat them the pot being first put into the still with two handfuls of angelico a quart ot of rosemary flowers then the snails and worms then bears feet red dock roots I 1 arberry brake bil oney wormwood of each two hand fuls one handful of and one ounce of saffron well dried and beaten then pour in three gallons of milk wait till morning then put in three ounces of cloves well beat en ell hartshorn grated keep the still covered all night this done stir it not distill it with a moderate fire tal e two spoonfuls at a time |