[ Diet Drink ]
Date: Late 18th or early 19th century; exact date unknown.
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
A recipe for a herbal diet drink.
Diet Drink
4 Onces Guiacum Chips
½ once Rhubarb
2 dit Sassafrass
2 dit Senna
1 Once Aniseeds
1 Once Carraways
1 Once Liquorice
Boil all together in 4 quarts
of spring water strain until
half is wasted Strain & Bottle
it drink a pint Morning & Night
& Morning
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