For variety’s sake veal may be substituted for the chicken,
and cooked in the same way. In either case a spoonful
of barley may be soaked and boiled, pounded and pressed
through the sieve with the meat. It will be a great
improvement, but will be difficult to get through the
sieve. Chicken mince is made by mincing the meat
when raw, heating it gently in milk or good broth for a
few minutes without allowing it to boil, then serving it
immediately.
Cooling, refreshing, and soothing drinks are so much
wanted by invalids that I must mention one or two
122 The Girl's Own Cookery Book.
before closing. Gruel. — The world-renowned gruel may
be made either with oatmeal or patent “ grits.” “ Grits "
are the best. Mix a tablespoonful of grits or oatmeal to
a paste with a little cold water ; add a pint of boiling
water, boil the whole, gently stirring well for ten minutes.
Sweeten with sugar or treacle, or season with salt and
pepper✪ Gruel, and serve. The gruel will be much better made
with milk instead of water. — Barley Water. Wash two
ounces of pearl barley, boil it for five minutes in clear
water, then throw the water away. Pour on two quarts
of boiling water, and boil gently till the liquid is reduced
to half, or for about two hours. Flavour with sugar and
lemon-juice, strain (or not, as preferred), and serve. If
liked, a little lemon rind✪ Barley Water can be boiled with the barley.
Stir the barley water before using it. — Apple Barley Water.
Cut a good large apple wiped, but not peeled, into slices,
and boil this with a little lemon-juice till soft. Rub it
through a sieve, and add to it a quart of barley-w'ate✪ Apple Barley Waterr.
— Toast Water. Take a thin slice of bread, and toast it
thoroughly on both sides. Put it into a jug, pour a pint of
boiling water✪ Toast Water over it, and let it stand till cold. Strain
before using. — Lemonade. Roll two lemons on the table
to make them soft. Cut the rind off very thinly, and be
careful to reject the white pith, as that w'ould make the
lemonade bitter. Cut the lemons into slices, and put
these free from pips into a jug with half the lemon rind
and a pint and a half of boiling water. Cover till cold,
strain, and serve. A very pleasant drink may be made
by substituting oranges for lemons. — A raw fresh egg,
beaten up w’ith two tablespoonfuls of warm milk and a
little sugar✪ Lemonade, is a very nourishing' and agreeable drink for
invalids. Sometimes wine is used instead of the milk ; in
this case a little water may be added, or a little soda-water
may be taken instead.
When a doctor is attending a case, it is always well to
consult him before offering any food to an invalid. It is
a good plan, however, to think over beforehand two or
three dishes which can be obtained and prepared wuthout
difficulty, then to suggest these to the medical man. A
good doctor knows that “kitchen physic” w'ill frequently
do more good than drugs, and he will rejoice when he sees
that this part of the medical treatment is not neglected.
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For variety’s sake veal may be substituted for the chicken,
and cooked in the same way. In either case a spoonful
of barley may be soaked and boiled, pounded and pressed
through the sieve with the meat. It will be a great
improvement, but will be difficult to get through the
sieve. Chicken mince is made by mincing the meat
when raw, heating it gently in milk or good broth for a
few minutes without allowing it to boil, then serving it
immediately.
Cooling, refreshing, and soothing drinks are so much
wanted by invalids that I must mention one or two
122 The Girl's Own Cookery Book.
before closing. Gruel. — The world-renowned gruel may
be made either with oatmeal or patent “ grits.” “ Grits "
are the best. Mix a tablespoonful of grits or oatmeal to
a paste with a little cold water ; add a pint of boiling
water, boil the whole, gently stirring well for ten minutes.
Sweeten with sugar or treacle, or season with salt and
pepper, and serve. The gruel will be much better made
with milk instead of water. — Barley Water. Wash two
ounces of pearl barley, boil it for five minutes in clear
water, then throw the water away. Pour on two quarts
of boiling water, and boil gently till the liquid is reduced
to half, or for about two hours. Flavour with sugar and
lemon-juice, strain (or not, as preferred), and serve. If
liked, a little lemon rind can be boiled with the barley.
Stir the barley water before using it. — Apple Barley Water.
Cut a good large apple wiped, but not peeled, into slices,
and boil this with a little lemon-juice till soft. Rub it
through a sieve, and add to it a quart of barley-w'ater.
— Toast Water. Take a thin slice of bread, and toast it
thoroughly on both sides. Put it into a jug, pour a pint of
boiling water over it, and let it stand till cold. Strain
before using. — Lemonade. Roll two lemons on the table
to make them soft. Cut the rind off very thinly, and be
careful to reject the white pith, as that w'ould make the
lemonade bitter. Cut the lemons into slices, and put
these free from pips into a jug with half the lemon rind
and a pint and a half of boiling water. Cover till cold,
strain, and serve. A very pleasant drink may be made
by substituting oranges for lemons. — A raw fresh egg,
beaten up w’ith two tablespoonfuls of warm milk and a
little sugar, is a very nourishing' and agreeable drink for
invalids. Sometimes wine is used instead of the milk ; in
this case a little water may be added, or a little soda-water
may be taken instead.
When a doctor is attending a case, it is always well to
consult him before offering any food to an invalid. It is
a good plan, however, to think over beforehand two or
three dishes which can be obtained and prepared wuthout
difficulty, then to suggest these to the medical man. A
good doctor knows that “kitchen physic” w'ill frequently
do more good than drugs, and he will rejoice when he sees
that this part of the medical treatment is not neglected.
123
XX.
COOKERY FOR THE POOR.