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Magic Kidney and Liver Restorer

Contains saltpetre, which may pose health risks.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Magic Kidney and Liver Restorer

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Steep the liverwort in 1 quart of water until reduced to ½ quart.

  2. Add the alcohol, glycerine, saltpetre, and wintergreen while the mixture is hot.

  3. Take 1 tablespoonful four times a day.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

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