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Caked Breasts
Fried batter cakes
Butter
Prepare some fried batter cake. Rub butter on breasts; lay warm cakes on the breasts. The milk will stat flowing and relieve the pain.
[I was thinking of goats, after birthing, but think my way is best, take a bucket of warm water and submerge the entire bag in it, then dry and rub honey all over it....granny]
Fresh Flowers Preservative
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tbsp. household bleach
Mix in 1 quart of water.
Body Scrub
2 oz Apricot kernel oil
1 oz Sunflower oil
1 oz Jojoba oil
1 oz Rice bran or oat bran
6 Drops essential oils of
Lavender or rosemary
Heat plant oils together. Mix in bran and essential oils. Stand on a large towel and gently rub mixture into the skin in small, circular motions. Work from the toes to the neck, avoiding the face. Rinse in a lukewarm shower, without soap. Give a blast of cold water and towel dry.
Carrageen Moss Cream
1/2 oz Dried carrageen moss
17 fl Milk
1 Vanilla pod; split
1 Orange; peel stripes only
2 oz Sugar
2 Eggs; separated
Wash the carrageen in warm water and soak for 5-10 minutes. Place in a pan with the milk, vanilla pod and a few stripes of orange peel.
Boil and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes. Pass the milk through a fine mesh strainer, extracting all the gelatine from the carrageen. Whilst the liquid is still hot, whisk in the egg yolks and sugar. Cool slightly.
Stiffly whisk the egg whites and fold into the mixture. Spoon into one large or individual small moulds and chill for at least 4-6 hours.
Cinnamon Cough Sweets
Rosewater
Powdered Gum Arabic
Powdered Cinnamon
Caster Sugar
Gently warm four tablespoons of rosewater and add enough gum arabic (approx 4 teaspoons) to make a sticky syrup. Work in roughly equal amounts of caster sugar and cinnamon until you have a solid paste. Press into a shallow tin and, as it dries, cut into small sticks Roll the sticks to make them round. Leave to dry completely