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Spermaceti Cerate

Melt towax, and 1 pint warm olive oil, and stir assigether 2 ounces spermaceti, 8 ounces white duously until cold. This is used as a soft cooling dressing. As soon as the materials are melted, they should be moved from the fire, strained into a clean vessel, and stirred

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