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DECOCTION OF POPPYHEADS
Boil 5 ounces of bruised poppyheads in 3 pints of water for 1/4 hour, and strain. Used as a fomentation in painful swellings and inflammations.
Practical recipes and household wisdom from 1906 — when the icebox was high technology and dinner had nine courses.
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Boil 5 ounces of bruised poppyheads in 3 pints of water for 1/4 hour, and strain. Used as a fomentation in painful swellings and inflammations.