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MEDICINAL, HERBACEOUS, AND OTHER DRINKS FOR INVALIDS, ETC
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MEDICINAL, HERBACEOUS, AND OTHER DRINKS FOR INVALIDS, ETC

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Ingredients

  • one ounce of gum arabic
  • a large handful of bran in a quart of water
  • a quart of water
  • a good spoonful of honey

Directions

1

No. 204. BRAN TEA: A REMEDY FOR COLDS, ETC.

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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.

By Charles Elme Francatelli · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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