Name: Our Favorite Cough Syrup
Ingredients: 2 drams tincture of Lobelia leaves; 1 dram tincture of Bloodroot; 2 drams tincture of Tolu; 30 drops essence of Wintergreen; simple syrup to make 4 ounces

Our Favorite Cough Syrup

Ingredients

2 drams tincture of Lobelia leaves
1 dram tincture of Bloodroot
2 drams tincture of Tolu
30 drops essence of Wintergreen
simple syrup to make 4 ounces

Directions

Mix the tinctures and essence together.
Add enough simple syrup to make a total of 4 ounces.
Take 1 teaspoonful every 2 to 3 hours.

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.