Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide

tincture of bark (Huxham's tincture), to be had at the druggist's. A dessert-spoonful to be taken frequently in the course of the day. The above is a useful dietetic and tonic jelly in consumption and other wasting diseases. CALVES FOOT JELLY. Take of calves feet i set, boiling water i quart. Boil down to a pint, sweeten while boiling, flavor with lemon-juice and the grated rind of a lemon. Do not use cinnamon. Then strain through a flannel bag, and put in a bowl. After it is jellied serve in glasses. Or, put 2 calves feet in i gallon water, and boil down to I quart Strain, and when cold skim off the fat. Take up the clear jelly and place it in a sauce-pan with a pint of wine, half a pound of loaf sugar, the juice of 4 lemons and the white of 6 eggs beaten into froth. Mix all well together. Set the sauce-pan on a clear fire and stir the jelly until it boils. When it has boiled for 10 minutes pour it through a flannel bag until it runs clear. SLIPPERY-ELM BARK JELLY. Take four large spoonfuls of chipped slipperyelm bark, and pour on a quart of water; let it stand all night, then stir and let it settle; the next morning pour off the water, slice the rind of a lemon very thinly, and with the juice, put it in the water strained, let it gently simmer for fifteen minutes, sweeten and pour in a mould to cool and harden, taking out the rind before putting into the mould. RICE JELLY. Take a quarter of a pound of rice flour and a half pound of loaf sugar, boil in a quart of water until the whole becomes a glutinous mass, strain the jelly off and flavor. This preparation of rice is nutritious and light, very suitable for the sick. SAGO JELLY. Take four table-spoonfuls of sago, i quart water, the juice and rind of i lemon, and enough sugar to render it agreeable. After the mixture has stood half an hour, boil it until all the particles are entirely dissolved, the mass being constantly stirred. This is also one of the good and agreeable preparations for the sick room, and if the directions are faithfully followed you will not fail to please the sick. EXCELLENT JELLY. A very excellent jelly for invalids may be made by thinly slicing and slightly toasting a penny roll, boiling in a quart of water until it becomes a thick mass, and straining on a few shavings of lemon peel. In making all these preparations the utmost care must be taken to avoid scorching. For this reason it is better to have a double boiler. TOAST WATER. Take of stale bread a slice and toast right brown. Boiling water, a pint, to be poured over the toast in a large bowl. Sweeten and put in a little nutmeg. Cover until cold. BARLEY WATER. It may be made two ways. When a drink is wanted it may be made thin ; when for food it should be made thick. THIN BARLEY WATER FOR DRINK. Wash some pearl barley clean in two or three cold waters. To one or two table-spoonfuls of the barley add a quart of boiling water, and let it stand near the fire uncovered for two hours. It must not be boiled. Add two or three slices of lemon and some of the peel, sweeten to taste. This is a very useful drink in an irritable condition of the stomach, bowels, kidneys or bladder. THICK BARLEY WATER.