Mustard Plaistee
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the mustard with cold water to form a putty-like consistency.
Spread the mixture ⅛ inch thick on brown paper.
Warm the paper before the fire.
Apply the warm plaister to the affected area.
If the skin is sensitive, lightly brush the plaister with salad oil.
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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