Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Lavender | not in our table | 0 |
| Spirit | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- four quarts of very strong vinegar
- one ounce of essential oil of lavender
- a clove of garlic
- a pint of highly rectified spirits of wine
- half itfe weight of sulphuric acid
- four thieves
Directions
PUT a portion of acetate of potash, (sal diureticus,j into a smelling bottle; mix gradually .with it half itfe weight of sulphuric acid, and add a few drops of oil of lavender.
VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES. TAKE lavender, rosemary, sage, wormwood, rue, and mint, of each a large handful; prR them in a pot of earthen ware, pour on them four quarts of very strong vinegar, cover the pot closely, and put a board on the top; keep it in the hottest sun two weeks, then strain and bottle it, putting in each bottle a clove of garlic. When it has settled in the bottle and be- come clear, pour it off gently; do this until you get it all free from sedimen^ The proper time to make it is when the herbs are in full vigour, in June. This vinegar is very refreshing in crowded rooms, in the apartments of the sick; and is peculiarly grateful when sprinkled about the house in damp weather.
LAVENDER WATER. .
PUT a pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, to one ounce of essential oil of lavender, and two
178 THE VIRGINIA HOUSEWIFE.
drachms of ambergris; shake them well together, and keep it closely stopped.