This section is from the book "The Young Wife's Cook Book", by Hannah Mary Peterson . Also available from Amazon: The Young Wife's Cook Book.
Three ounces of olive oil, three quarters of a drachm of the oil of almonds, two drachms of palm oil, half an ounce of white wax, a quarter of a pound of lard, and three quarters of a drachm of the essence of bergamot.
An ounce of the seed of quinces must be boiled in three pints of water till reduced half, then strain it, and add a few drops of essence to perfume it. Keep it in wide-mouthed, well-corked bottles.
Boil a quarter of an ounce of Irish moss in one quart of water. When sufficiently thick, bottle it, and put a teaspoonful of rectified spirits in each bottle to prevent mildew.
Take two ounces of oil of sweet almonds, half an ounce of white wax, and half an ounce of rose-water; cut the wax into small pieces, put them in a mortar, and set the mortar in a vessel of boiling water, When the wax has melted, take out the mortar, and add the oil by degrees, beating the pestle until it is cool; mix the rose-water with the mass. To color it, rub a little carmine with the oil before mixing it with the wax. A little beeswax melted in sweet oil, makes a cheap lip salve.
 
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