Decoction of Pomegranate-root
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United Kingdom
Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 2 ingredients
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- Take of the fresli rind of the pomegranate-root, half an ounce ;
- boil it in two cupfuls of water to one half.
- Half this quantity must be taken gradually, and the remainder at once.
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Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan