130 'Elixir of Long Life' recreated using 19th century recipe: Medicinal brew of alcohol and herbs was once used as a 'miracle cure'
Archaeologists are to recreate a drink once found in a 150-year-old bottle It was dug up with 100s of others beneath a construction site in New York Called Elixir of Long Life, the drink was classed as a ‘miracle cure’ and believed to be capable of helping people cheat death The drink contained various herbs and copious amounts of alcohol Chrysalis Archaeology has released the ingredients to make the drink […]