Plague, or Four Thieves’ Vinegar

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (8)
Vinegar Base
Preservation
Instructions (7)
  1. Put the herbs into a stone jar.
  2. Add a gallon of the best vinegar.
  3. Tie the jar down very close.
  4. Let it stand a fortnight in the sun.
  5. Shake the jar every day.
  6. Bottle the mixture.
  7. To every bottle add a quarter of an ounce of camphor, beaten very fine.
Original Text
Plague, or Four Thieves’ Vinegar. Take rue, sage, mint, rosemary, wormwood, and lavender, of each a large handful; put them into a stone jar, with a gallon of the best vinegar; tie it down very close, and let it stand a fortnight in the sun, shaking the jar every day. Bottle it, and to every bottle add a quarter of an ounce of camphor, beaten very fine. The best time to make it is in June or July.
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