Bran Tea: a Remedy for Colds, etc.

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
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (5)
  1. Boil a large handful of bran in a quart of water for ten minutes.
  2. Strain off the water into a jug.
  3. Sweeten it with one ounce of gum arabic and a good spoonful of honey.
  4. Stir all well together.
  5. Give this kind of drink in all cases of affections of the chest, such as colds, catarrhs, consumption, etc., and also for the measles.
Original Text
No. 204. Bran Tea: a Remedy for Colds, etc. Boil a large handful of bran in a quart of water for ten minutes, then strain off the water into a jug, sweeten it with one ounce of gum arabic and a good spoonful of honey; stir all well together, and give this kind of drink in all cases of affections of the chest, such as colds, catarrhs, consumption, etc., and also for the measles.
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