American Southern

Peleg White Sticking Salve

Name: Peleg White Sticking Salve
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 7 lb rosin; 1 lb beeswax; 1 lb mutton suet; 2 oz gum arabic

Historic recipe from Malinda Russell's 1866 cookbook "A Domestic Cook Book". Page 39. One of the earliest known cookbooks by an African American author.

15 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

8Servings

mediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

7 lb rosin
1 lb beeswax
1 lb mutton suet
2 oz gum arabic

Instructions

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[Mix ingredients - medicinal salve]

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