Medicated Cough Drops.—
| Light-brown sugar | 14 pounds |
| Tartaric acid | 1 1/2 ounces |
| Cream of tartar | 1/2 ounce |
| Water | 2 quarts |
| Anise-seed, cayenne, clove, and peppermint flavoring, a few drops of each. | |
Proceed as before prescribed, but when sufficiently cool pass the batch through the acid tablet rollers and dust with sugar.
Horehound Candy.—
| Dutch crushed sugar | 10 pounds |
| Dried horehound leaves | 2 ounces |
| Cream of tartar | 3/4 ounce |
| Water | 2 quarts |
| Anise-seed flavoring, quantity sufficient. | |
Pour the water on the leaves and let it gently simmer till reduced to 3 pints; then strain the infusion through muslin, and add the liquid to the sugar. Put the pan containing the syrup on the fire, and when at a sharp boil add the cream of tartar. Put the lid on the pan for 5 minutes; then remove it, and let the sugar boil to stiff boil degree. Take the pan off the fire and rub portions of the sugar against the side until it produces a creamy appearance; then add the flavoring. Stir all well, and pour into square tin frames, previously well oiled.
Menthol Cough Drops.—
| Gelatin | 1 ounce |
| Glycerine (by weight) | 2 1/2 ounces |
| Orange-flower water | 2 1/2 ounces |
| Menthol | 5 grains |
| Rectified spirits | 1 drachm |
Soak the gelatin in the water for 2 hours, then heat on a water bath until dissolved, and add 1 1/2 ounces of glycerine. Dissolve the menthol in the spirit, mix with the remainder of the glycerine, add to the glyco-gelatin mass, and pour into an oiled tin tray (such as the lid of a biscuit box). When the mass is cold divide into 10 dozen pastilles.
Menthol pastilles are said to be an excellent remedy for tickling cough as well as laryngitis. They should be freshly prepared, and cut oblong, so that the patient may take half of one, or less, as may be necessary.