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Cough Drops

Prepare a decoction of two ounces of dried horehound, half that quantity of camomile, the same of boneset, and two ounces of mullein-flowers, by placing them all in a saucepan, covering them all with water, and boiling them for ten or twelve minutes. Turn the whole into an earthenware or porcelain bowl, cover closely, and let them remain until cold. Strain and pass the liquor through a hair-sieve, measure it, and to each pint allow two pounds of sugar Put the sugar and liquor into a saucepan, boil them to the crack degree, let it cool, pour it onto a greased marble slab, turn it at the edges, and cut it into tablets, or pass it through a dropmachine. Dust them over with fine sugar, put them in boxes, and keep in a cool place.