So drink it hot. This is when you come home from attending
business abroad, and are very hungry, and yet have not conveniency to eat
presently a competent meal. This presently discusseth and satisfieth all
rawness and indigence of the stomack, flyeth suddainly over the whole body
and into the veins, and strengthneth exceedingly, and preserves one a good
while from necessity of eating. Mr. Waller findeth all those effects of it
thus with Eggs. In these parts, He saith, we let the hot water remain too
long soaking upon the Tea, which makes it extract into it self the earthy
parts of the herb. The water is to remain upon it, no longer that whiles
you can say the _Miserere_ Psalm very leisurely. Then pour it upon the
sugar, or sugar and Eggs. Thus you have only the spiritual parts of the
Tea, which is much more active, penetrative and friendly to nature. You may
from this regard take a little more of the herb; about one dragm of Tea,
will serve for a pint of water; which makes three ordinary draughts.
NOURISHING BROTH
Make a very good gelly-broth of Mutton, Veal, joynt-bones of each, a Hen,
and some bones (with a little meat upon them) of rosted Veal or Mutton,
breaking the bones that the marrow may boil out.
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