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Description
Ingredients
young nettle leaves
water
sugar
Method
Wash the leaves thoroughly and add a quart of water for every pound of leaves.
Boil well for about one hour.
Strain and re-boil the liquid for half an hour, adding a pound of sugar for every pint.
Leave to cool before bottling.
This drink was taken as a tonic for purifying the blood.
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.
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