The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

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Title: The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.
Author: Salmon, William, 1644-1713.
Publication: London :: Printed for H. Rhodes ...,; 1695.
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Subject terms: Medicine, Popular.; Cookery, English.; Cookery -- Early works to 1800.
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Syrup of Citron-Iuice: Take three pints of Citron-Juice extreamly purify'd, put it into a glass or glazed earth∣en Vessel; then dissolve there∣in six pound of fine Sugar, stir it till the Sugar be whol∣ly incorporated with the Juice; continue stirring, as well when it is off, as when upon the Fire, and observe that you make use of no Ves∣sels for the preparation of this, or any other Syrup of acid Juices, but such as are made of glass, or glazed Earth; for if they be of Me∣tal, the Acids will take their Tincture and spoil.

This is a great cooler, and therefore given in Fevers and hot Diseases; also to cut Flegm, and gargarize sore Mouths.