A pocket-companion, containing things necessary to be known by all that values their health and happiness being a plain way of nature's own prescribing, to cure most diseases in men, women and children, by kitchen-physick only : to which is added, an account how a man may live well and plentifully for two-pence a day / collected from The good housewife made a doctor, by Tho. Tryon.

Of Bread.

The best sort for sick People, is that which is made of Wheat-flower, but not too fine dres∣sed; for then it will be dry and husky; and your Leaven'd Bread is much better than that made with Yiest; you may make it after this manner. Take what Flower you please, make a hole in the middle of it, break then your Leaven in; take as much blood-warm Water, as will wet a∣bout half your Flower, mix the Flower and Lea∣ven well together, cover it with the remaining Flower close; this do in the Evening, and by Morning the whole will be well Leavened: then add some more blood-warm water as is sufficient, and knead it up very stiff and firm, the more pains you take, the better: when you have so done, let it lie warm by some fire, near two hours, till the Oven is ready, then bake it, but let not the Oven-mouth be close stopp'd, that the Air may have more or less Egress or Regress. But the best way is to make it into thin Cakes, and bake them on a Stone, with a Wood-fire under. Of Rye, Barley, Oats, you may make Cakes after the same manner; put no Salt into your Bread.