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Ransom's family receipt book, 1886

1886

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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Use "■ King of the Blood ” according to directions. It is good for all scrofulous diseases, spring disorders, biliousness, and is an excellent tonic. See page 26. OFT TOAST. — Some invalids like this very much indeed, and nearly all do when it is nicely made. Toast well, but not too brown, a couple of thin slices of breadSoft Toast ; put them on a warm plate and pour over boiling water ; cover quickly with another plate of the same size, and drain the water off ; remove the upper plate, butter the toast, put it in the oven one minute, and then cover again with a hot plate and serve at once. SfrOFT BOILED EGGS. — Fresh eggs for invalidsSoft Boiled Eggs, who like them cooked soft, should be put in a pan of boiling water, and set on a part of the range -where they will not boil for several minutes. At the end of that time they will be like jelly, perfectly soft, but beautifully done, and quite digesti¬ ble by even weak stomachs. TEA FOR THE SICK. — r pound lean beef,Tea for the Sick cut into small pieces. Put into jar without a drop of water; cover tightly, set in a pot of cold water. Heat gradually to a boil, and continue this steadily for three or four hours, until the meat is like white rags, and the juice all drawn out. Season with salt to taste, and when cold, skim. The patient will often pre¬ fer this ice-cold to hot. mm UTTCm OR CHICKEN BROTH.— -I lb. lean mutton or chicken, cut SWif small, 1 quart water, cold, 1 tablespoonful rice, or barley, soaked in a very little warm water, 4 tablespoonfuls milk, salt and pepper, with a little chopped parsleyMutton or Chicken Broth. Boil the meat, unsalted in the water, keeping it closely covered, until it falls to pieces. Strain it out, acid the soaked barley or rice ; simmer half an hour, stirring often ; stir in the seasoning and the milk, and simmer five minutes after it heats up well, taking care it does not burn. Serve hot, with cream crackers. HfCME'N JELLY.' — Half a raw chicken, pounded with a mallet, bones _ and meat together, plenty of cold water to cover it wellChicken Jelly, about a quart. Heat slowly in a covered vessel, and let it simmer until the meat is in white rags and the liquid reduced one-half. Strain and press, first through a col¬ ander, then through a coarse cloth. Salt to taste, and pepper if you think best ; return to the fire, and simmer five minutes longer. Skim when cool. Give’ to the patient cold- -just from the ice — with unleavened wafers. Keep on the ice. You can make into sandwiches by putting the jelly between thin slices of bread spread lightly with butter Chronic and acute diseases are often cured by our Medicines., (17) How to Break Up a Bad Cold. Bathe your feet in hot water just before going to bed. Take one or two teaspooniuls of Dr. Ran¬ som’s Hive Syrup and Tolu to prevent and cure the cough. Then take a good hot dose of Miller’s Magnetic Balm, mentioned on page 2 6, according to directions on bottle, to warm you up and make you sweat. If you have any soreness of chest, lungs or joints, apply Trask’s Magnetic Ointment. Jump into bed, wrap up warm, and you will be all right in the morning. . Throat and Lungs.