Name: Decoction of the Beards of Leeks, for the Stone and Gravel
Ingredients: 1 large handful of leek beards (roots); 2 quarts of water

Decoction of the Beards of Leeks, for the Stone and Gravel

Ingredients

1 large handful of leek beards (roots)
2 quarts of water

Directions

Cut off the beards or roots of the leeks.
Put them into a pot with 2 quarts of water.
Cover and simmer until the liquid reduces to 1 quart.
Pour off the liquid and drink about ⅓ cup three 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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Decoction of the Beards of Leeks, for the Stone and Gravel