Quotes from The Virago Book of Food: The Joy of Eating
MADDISON AND MORISON FAMILIES
1663 - 88
My Lady Widderington ressett for a Looseness
Take hogs dung newly dunged and boyle it in a pint of milke prity well the Straine and drink it off - to make the hog dung you may turne hime round severall times and falloe him till he does it -
Receipt Book
Pigs in a Farmyard by George Morland
Makes you realise that in medicine, as with housework, progress is a wonderful thing!
ReplyDeleteOh Christine, apologies if I put you off of your breakfast. And let's add dentistry to your list!
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ReplyDeleteHa! The picture becomes more clear that the housewife's medicine chest likely killed as many loved ones as it cured. Blech, shivers, and retch!
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