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American Southern

Magic Oil

Historic recipe from Malinda Russell's 1866 cookbook "A Domestic Cook Book". Page 40. One of the earliest known cookbooks by an African American author.

15 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

8Servings

mediumDifficulty

Ingredients

1 oz laudanum
1 oz chloroform
1/2 oz oil of sassafras
1 oz oil of hemlock
half ounce Cayenne pepper
1 oz oil cedar
1/2 oz camphor gum
2 quarts alcohol

Instructions

1
[Mix ingredients - medicinal oil preparation]

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