2Q6 APP.— CORDIAL BALLS. 



(RECIPE, No. 192.) 



Cordial Balls, 



Take— Caraway seeds, grains of paradise, and aniseeds, 



fresh powdered of each two ounces ; 

 Flour of sulphur, and turmeric, in powder, of 



each two ounces ; 

 Ginger, in powder, half an ounce ; 

 Candied sugar, in powder, four ounces : 

 Spanish juice, two ounces; break into small 



pieces, and dissolve it in a wine glass of 



water by the fire; 

 Oil of aniseeds, two drachms ; 

 Liquorice powder, six ounces : 

 Mix and beat them into a mass with a little 



honey, and form into two ounce balls. 



Cordial balls are chiefly prepared for hunters 

 and road horses : they are very proper to give to 

 the former when they return from the chase, and 

 to the latter after a hard day's journey. They 

 give fresh life and vigor to exhausted nature ; 

 prevent the horse from taking cold ; strengthen 

 the stomach ; increase the appetite, and promote 

 digestion. They may be given in slight cases of 

 the colic or gripes ; and to horses that are making 

 up for sale, with considerable advantage. 



