Name: Refreshing Drink for Sore Throat Attended with Fever
Ingredients: two ounces of barberries; an ounce of violets in a quart of water; a quart of water

Refreshing Drink for Sore Throat Attended with Fever

Ingredients

two ounces of barberries
an ounce of violets in a quart of water
a quart of water

Directions

Brew

Boil two ounces of barberries with half an ounce of violets in a quart of water for ten minutes.
Sweeten with honey.
Strain off into a jug.

Serve

Drink several glasses during the day.

By Charles Elme Francatelli. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Project Gutenberg).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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What each ingredient does

Barberries: Gives the tea its tart flavour and red colour.
Violets: Adds a delicate floral aroma and subtle flavour.
Honey (in the method): Adds sweetness to balance the tartness of the barberries.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.