Linseed Tea

A Plain Cookery Book for the Working ... · Francatelli, Charles Elmé · 1852
Source
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
Time
Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (8)
  1. Put a tablespoonful of linseed into a clean earthen pot or pipkin with a quart of water, and a little orange or lemon rind.
  2. Boil this gently for about ten minutes.
  3. Strain it through muslin into a jug.
  4. Sweeten with honey or sugar.
  5. Add the juice of a lemon.
  6. Stir all together.
  7. Give this beverage to allay irritation of the chest and lungs—in the latter case, the lemon juice had better be omitted.
  8. Linseed tea in its purest form is an excellent accessory in aiding to relieve such as are afflicted with gout, gravel, etc.
Original Text
No. 209. Linseed Tea. Put a table-spoonful of linseed into a clean earthen pot or pipkin with a quart of water, and a little orange or lemon rind; boil this gently for about ten minutes, and then strain it through muslin into a jug; sweeten with honey or sugar, add the juice of a lemon, stir all together, and give this beverage to allay irritation of the chest and lungs—in the latter case, the lemon juice had better be omitted. Linseed tea in its purest form is an excellent accessory in aiding to relieve such as are afflicted with gout, gravel, etc.
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