LYDIA PINKHAM'S COMPOUND
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High Cranberry Bark 1/2 pound
Partridge Berry Vine 1/2 pound
Poplar Bark 1/4 pound
Unicorn Root 1/4 pound
Cassia 1/4 pound
Beth Root 3 ounces
Sugar 3 pounds
Alcohol 1 pint
Water, sufficient quantity.
Reduce the six first named ingredients to Number Forty powder, add boiling
water enough to cover, let stand till cold, and then percolate with water
until two and one-half gallons of liquid are obtained. To this add the
sugar, bring to a boil, remove from the fire, strain, and when cold add
the alcohol.
The above amount would cost about $2.70 or about 40 cents per pint.