T hick Milk, another way. — Prepare the flour as directed at page 150. Grate the flour, and proceed as 111 l(ie , st recipe. Nourishing, good in diarrhoea. Barley Water. — Required : 1 oz. pearl barley 3 pints water ; *4 oz. loaf sugar✪ Barley Water. 1 ut the bailey into a pan with r joint of water, bring to the boil for ten minutes, strain off the water and throw it away. Put a quart of cold water into the pan with the barley, bring to the boil and boil slowly for about two hours ; add the sugar, strain, and serve cold. It allowed, a few drojos of lemon juice are a pleasant addition, or a thinly cut piece of lemon rind boiled with the barley. The barley may be used for a barley pudding. Slightly nourishing and cooling. Rice Water. — Required: y2 oz. whole rice; 1 pint cold water✪ Rice Water. A\ ash the rice. Put it into a pan with x pint of cold water ; bring to the boil, boil for half an hour, strain and serve cold. If permitted by the doctor a teaspoonful of sugar may be added, and an inch of cinnamon cooked with it to give flavour. Good for diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera. Cooling and slightly nutritious. Bread Jelly. — Required: a penny loaf (stale); 1 quart water ; 2 teaspoonfuls sugar✪ Bread Jelly. Cut the crumb into thin slices, toast on both sides SICK-ROOM COOKERY. H5 to a light brown. Put into a pan with the sugar and cold water. Simmer slowly till it becomes a jelly ; strain while hot ; serve hot alone, or mix with beef tea, soup, tea, or coffee. Nourishing. Toast Water. — -Required : 1 slice bread ; 1 pint boiling water✪ Toast Water. Toast the bread on both sides till dried through and quite brown but not burnt. Put it into a basin or jug, pour over it the boiling water, let it stand till cold. Strain. Cooling. Lemonade. — Required: 1 lemon; pint boiling water✪ Lemonade. Roll the lemon on the table to soften it. Pare the rind very thin ; cut the lemon in two, squeeze the juice into a jug, keeping back the pips as they are bitter. Add half of the lemon rind and the boiling water ; cover the jug, let it stand till cold, strain and use. If allowed, one ounce sugar may be added. Cooling. Orangeade.— Required: 1 sweet orange ; j/4 pint boiling water✪ Orangeade. Prepare as in the last recipe. Cooling. Apple Water. — Required: 3 apples; y2 oz. sugar ; a piece of lemon rind ; 1 pint boiling water✪ Apple Water. Wipe the apples with a damp cloth, neither pare nor core them ; cut them in slices and put them into a jug with the sugar and lemon rind. Pour the boiling water over them, cover the jug and let it stand till cold. Strain off the liquid. Cooling. Useful in fevers. Egg Drink. — Required: 1 yolk of a fresh egg ; 1 teaspoonful pounded sugar ; 2 tablespoonfuls warm milk ; y2 pint soda water✪ Egg Drink. Break the egg, separate the yolk from the white. Work the yolk and sugar together with a wooden 146 SICK-ROOM COOKERY. spoon for about ten minutes, when they will form a creamy mixture. Add the warm milk ; stir till smooth ; pour into a tumbler and fill it with the soda water. Very nourishing. If wine is ordered add it cold instead of the milk. Egg with Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, or Milk. — Break the egg into a tea cup ; beat with a fork till well mixed. Pour in the hot tea, coffee, cocoa, or milk gradually, stirring all the time. Very nourishing. If the invalid has very weak digestion, the yolk alone should be used. POULTICES. Mustard Poultice. — Required: dry mustard; cold water✪ Mustard Poultice.

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Thick Milk, another way. — Prepare the flour as directed at page 150. Grate the flour, and proceed as in like the first recipe. Nourishing, good in diarrhoea. Barley Water. — Required : 1 oz. pearl barley 3 pints water ; *4 oz. loaf sugar. Put the barley into a pan with a pint of water, bring to the boil for ten minutes, strain off the water and throw it away. Put a quart of cold water into the pan with the barley, bring to the boil and boil slowly for about two hours ; add the sugar, strain, and serve cold. It allowed, a few drops of lemon juice are a pleasant addition, or a thinly cut piece of lemon rind boiled with the barley. The barley may be used for a barley pudding. Slightly nourishing and cooling. Rice Water. — Required: y2 oz. whole rice; 1 pint cold water. Wash the rice. Put it into a pan with a pint of cold water ; bring to the boil, boil for half an hour, strain and serve cold. If permitted by the doctor a teaspoonful of sugar may be added, and an inch of cinnamon cooked with it to give flavour. Good for diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera. Cooling and slightly nutritious. Bread Jelly. — Required: a penny loaf (stale); 1 quart water ; 2 teaspoonfuls sugar. Cut the crumb into thin slices, toast on both sides H5 to a light brown. Put into a pan with the sugar and cold water. Simmer slowly till it becomes a jelly ; strain while hot ; serve hot alone, or mix with beef tea, soup, tea, or coffee. Nourishing. Toast Water. — -Required : 1 slice bread ; 1 pint boiling water. Toast the bread on both sides till dried through and quite brown but not burnt. Put it into a basin or jug, pour over it the boiling water, let it stand till cold. Strain. Cooling. Lemonade. — Required: 1 lemon; pint boiling water. Roll the lemon on the table to soften it. Pare the rind very thin ; cut the lemon in two, squeeze the juice into a jug, keeping back the pips as they are bitter. Add half of the lemon rind and the boiling water ; cover the jug, let it stand till cold, strain and use. If allowed, one ounce sugar may be added. Cooling. Orangeade.— Required: 1 sweet orange ; j/4 pint boiling water. Prepare as in the last recipe. Cooling. Apple Water. — Required: 3 apples; y2 oz. sugar ; a piece of lemon rind ; 1 pint boiling water. Wipe the apples with a damp cloth, neither pare nor core them ; cut them in slices and put them into a jug with the sugar and lemon rind. Pour the boiling water over them, cover the jug and let it stand till cold. Strain off the liquid. Cooling. Useful in fevers. Egg Drink. — Required: 1 yolk of a fresh egg ; 1 teaspoonful pounded sugar ; 2 tablespoonfuls warm milk ; y2 pint soda water. Break the egg, separate the yolk from the white. Work the yolk and sugar together with a wooden spoon for about ten minutes, when they will form a creamy mixture. Add the warm milk ; stir till smooth ; pour into a tumbler and fill it with the soda water. Very nourishing. If wine is ordered add it cold instead of the milk. Egg with Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, or Milk. — Break the egg into a tea cup ; beat with a fork till well mixed. Pour in the hot tea, coffee, cocoa, or milk gradually, stirring all the time. Very nourishing. If the invalid has very weak digestion, the yolk alone should be used. POULTICES. Mustard Poultice. — Required: dry mustard; cold water.

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