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Variety of herbs to use for illnesses
Medicinal, Herbaceous, and Other Drinks for Invalids, etc. 

Medicinal, Herbaceous, and Other Drinks for Invalids, etc. 

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Cookbooks published in the 1800s often contained household hints and medical advice. Of course, this advice is from over 200 years ago! I discovered a comprehensive online document called “Glossary of Medical Terms Used in the 18th and 19th Centuries“ to help me identify some of the diseases mentioned below. In the 1960s, our mother used to dose us with Father John’s Cough Syrup when we were young. It was made of cod liver oil. I remember it being thick…

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2 glasses of homemade egg nog.
Fresh Homemade Egg Nog Recipes

Fresh Homemade Egg Nog Recipes

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Eggnog (also known as milk or egg milk punch) was originally made of milk or cream, sugar, raw eggs, some type of alcohol, and various spices. Today you can buy many types of commercially prepared eggnogs including those that use almond, rice, or coconut milk. NOTE: Many of the recipes spelled Egg Nogg with two ‘gs’ at the end. I rather like it as it matches the two ‘gs’ in the word “egg.” INFORMATION BELOW COMPILED FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS: EGG-NOGG Beat…

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A nourishing hot drink
Nourishing Drinks for Invalids and Convalescents

Nourishing Drinks for Invalids and Convalescents

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In the 1800s, people often lived far from a doctor or couldn’t afford to pay one. So they treated illnesses by following advice from neighbors and family members, or by reading cookbooks or medical books. If a patient didn’t feel like eating, it was important to offer a variety of nourishing drinks. INFORMATION BELOW COMPILED FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS: The preparation of food and drink for the sick and convalescent person is even more important than the preparation for the strong…

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making homemade wine
Making Homemade Wines – Blackberry, Tomato, Rhubarb, and more

Making Homemade Wines – Blackberry, Tomato, Rhubarb, and more

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INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS CURRANT, CHERRY, AND OTHER BERRY WINESThe juice of either of the above fruits can be used alone or in combinations to make a variety of flavors. Express all the juice you can, then take an equal amount of boiling water and pour on the pressed fruit. Let this stand two hours, squeeze out as much as there is of juice, and mix. Then add 4 pounds of brown sugar to each gallon of the mixture….

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girl drinking milk
Healthy Drinks for Children

Healthy Drinks for Children

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INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS “Drinks for young children are best made of milk and water, whey, barley water, pearl barley water, apple water, and toast and water. All stimulating and fermenting liquors are not only unnecessary, but positively injurious. By increasing, to an improper extent, the circulation of the blood, they induce fever, indigestion, inflammation, or convulsions.” PREPARING DRINKS As all these preparations become flat and good for little by long standing, it is better to make only such…

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cup of coffee with beans
How to Roast and Boil Coffee

How to Roast and Boil Coffee

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“Coffee affords very little nourishment, and is apt, if drank strong, to occasion tremors of the nerves. It is very bad for bilious constitutions. The calm, phlegmatic temperament can bear it. With a good supply of cream and sugar, drank in moderation, by those who exercise much and take considerable solid food, it may be used without much danger.” Quote is from the book, “The Cook’s Own Book, And Housekeeper’s Register“, by N. K. M Lee. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s…

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Fresh raspberries are a seasonal fruit.
Raspberry Drinks and Recipes

Raspberry Drinks and Recipes

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Raspberries are a seasonal fruit and quite fragile. They won’t ripen after picking, so they can’t be stored fresh for very long. Back in the 1800s, with no electricity, berries had to be eaten quickly, bottled as drinks, or preserved as jelly. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS RASPBERRY ACID Dissolve five ounces of tartaric acid* in two quarts of water. Pour it on twelve pounds of red raspberries in a large bowl. Let it stand twenty-four hours and strain it…

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Getting Water from a Well
Obtaining Pure Water to Drink

Obtaining Pure Water to Drink

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In the 1800s, depending on where a family lived, water might come from a pipe (in cities) or from a well, cistern, creek, lake, or river. Water was often contaminated and people had to know how to make it drinkable.  INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS WATER AS A BEVERAGEMost foods contain water. The water present in foods, however, is not sufficient for the needs of the body. It is necessary to use water as a beverage. When one rises in…

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