Comfry Roots

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
Source
The Art Of Cookery
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (7)
  1. Scrape the comfry roots clean, cut them into little pieces, and put them into three pints of water.
  2. Let them boil till there is about a pint, then strain it.
  3. When it is cold, put it into a sauce-pan.
  4. If there is any settling at the bottom, throw it away.
  5. Mix it with sugar to your palate, half a pint of mountain wine, and the juice of a lemon.
  6. Let it boil, then pour it into a clean earthen pot, and set it by for use.
  7. Some boil it in milk, and it is very good where it will agree, and is reckoned a very great strengthener.
Original Text
TAKE a pound of comfry roots scrape them clean, cut them into little pieces, and put them into three pints of water. Let them boil till there is about a pint, then strain it, and when it is cold, put it into a sauce-pan. If there is any settling at the bottom, throw it away, mix it with sugar to your palate, half a pint of mountain wine, and the juice of a lemon. Let it boil, then pour it into a clean earthen pot, and set it by for use. Some boil it in milk, and it is very good where it will agree, and is reckoned a very great strengthener.
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