Hand Lotion from Emil FIscher's in NYC in 1940

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh My Goodness I was so excited to stumble upon this recipe card in my box. It's not a food but rather a body product which fits right in with this blog. My only questions is, what is Carbolic Acid?

This recipe is credited to "Emil Fischer's Altruistic Prescription Pharmacy" in NYC. 

Ingredients

1 pint bay Rum

1 pint Rose Water

1 pint glycerine

a few drops carbolic acid also called phenol

Emil Fischer's

Altruistic Prescription Pharmacy

1652 First Ave., Cor. 86th Street

N.Y.C.

123897

2-24-40

Well that dates this!

Hand Lotion

This is an interesting recipe that has been in my family at least since 1940. The hand writing is Baba's but the sticker on the bottom may tell us that the recipe may have came from a pharmacy in New York. Either way - it's pretty cool!

Ingredients (combine and put in bottle pump)
1 pint Bay Run
1 pint Rose water
1 pint glycerine
a few drops carbolic acid.