fever-bush

Updated: July 9, 2026

The martinoes and the spice should be scalded in the vinegar, instead of pouring the vinegar over the martinoes. Beer is a good family drink. A handful of hops, to a pailful of water, and a half-pint of molasses, makes good hop beer. Spruce mixed with hops is pleasanter than hops alone. Boxberry, fever-bush, sweet fern, and horseradish make a good and healthy diet-drink.

Lydia Maria Francis Child - The American Frugal Housewife