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Remedy recipe
MOTHERS' TREATMENT for Common Itch: Mustard Ointment
Historical excerpt from “Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada” for “MOTHERS' TREATMENT for Common Itch”.
Instructions
Traditional source excerpt
"Make an ointment of cup of fresh lard (without salt) and a tablespoonful of dry mustard, work to cream and apply." This is very soothing.
Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies) Source URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html) Locator: id01447
Ingredients
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Evidence note
Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies).
URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html
License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html)
Location hint: MOTHERS' TREATMENT for Common Itch / id01447