When performing research for my book The Conjure Cookbook , I came upon some interesting findings regarding Four Thieves Vinegar, the famous formula used in conjure as a protective agent mirroring its medicinal use as a disease-killer. My entry in the Cookbook reads as follows: 8. Four Thieves Vinegar Red Wine Vinegar Lavender Absinthe Wormwood Roman Wormwood Rosemary Sage Mint Rue Garlic Sweet Flag Cinnamon Clove Nutmeg Camphor Powder all the herbs and spices except for the camphor and garlic. Use fresh sliced garlic cloves and combine with the herbs. Bottle the mixture along with the vinegar, and store it in a warm place for about 1 month. Strain. Add the camphor last, dissolved. This version of the recipe dates to the 1750s, and seems to have been standard into the 19th century. Nowadays many people like to simplify the mixture and only use any four of the herbal ingredients (one for each thief.) Interestingly, the "Journal de Sçav...
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