Electuary for the Gums

[ Electuary for the Gums ]

Date: Recorded sometime in 1815. | 1815/01/01 to 1815/12/31

Publication Format
Manuscript

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618

Description

A honey-based salve for the gums.


Transcription

       Electuary for the Gums prov’d
1815
3 drams powderd Myrrh
1 dram Crem Tarter
1 ditto Cochineal   1 dram of Cloves.
Grind them well together in a Mortar
then add 4 onces Melted But Honey
use it every day.