Take hot at bed-time for influenza.
Milk Punch. ✠
- 1 tumbler of milk, well sweetened.
- 2 tablespoonfuls best brandy, well stirred in.
I have known very sick patients to be kept alive for days at a time by this mixture, and nothing else, until Nature could rally her forces. Give very cold with ice.
Egg and Milk Punch ✠
Is made by the preceding receipt, with an egg beaten very light with the sugar, and stirred in before the brandy is added.
Iceland or Irish Moss Lemonade. ✠
- 1 handful Irish or Iceland moss, washed in five waters.
- 2 quarts boiling water, poured upon the moss, and left until cold.
- 2 lemons, peeled and sliced, leaving out the peel.
- Sweeten very well and ice.
Do not strain, and if it thicken too much, add cold water.
Excellent for feverish colds and all pulmonary troubles.