228. DECOCTION OF SNAILS FOR INVETERATE COUGHS

The modern cook · Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1846
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (6)
  1. Bruise snails and frog hind quarters together in a mortar.
  2. Put them into a stewpan with chopped turnips, salt, hay saffron, and spring water.
  3. Stir these on the fire until the broth begins to boil.
  4. Skim it well.
  5. Set it by the side of the fire to simmer for full an hour.
  6. Strain by pressure through a tammy-cloth into a basin for use.
Original Text
228. DECOCTION OF SNAILS FOR INVETERATE COUGHS. TAKE two dozen garden snails, add to these the hind quarters only of two dozen stream frogs, previously skinned; bruise them together in a mortar, after which put them into a stewpan with a couple of turnips chopped small, a little salt, a quarter of an ounce of hay saffron, and three pints of spring water. Stir these on the fire until the broth begins to boil, skim it well, and set it by the side of the fire to simmer for full an hour, after which, it should be strained by pressure through a tammy-cloth into a basin for use. This broth, from its soothing qualities, often counteracts, success- fully, the straining effects of a severe cough, and alleviates more than any other culinary preparation the sufferings of the consumptive.
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