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OXYGLYCU

Volume 15 · 70 words · 1815 Edition

a species of drink prepared of the sweetest honey-combs macerated and boiled. The combs, from which all the honey has been expressed, are put into a pot with pure water, and boiled till they seem to have deposited all their contained honey in the water. This liquor is to be kept; and, when diluted with cold water, is to be drank in the summer time, in order to remove thirst.