Sabsapaeilla is a native of Central America.
Tliere are several varieties. The roots appear in
bundles 12 to 18 inches long, and 4 or 5 in breadth.
Tire taste when chewed is bitter and even acid. It
has been used as a remedy in a great variety
of diseases and in certain broken down conditions of health it appears to do much
good.
STRAWBERRY SYRUP.— Wash the strawberries, and strain
through a jelly bag; prepare a syruj) and bring it to the " soft ball
degree " as directed in " Candy Making," and to each pint of the
syrup add 1 pint of the strawberry juice✪ Strawberry Syrup; bring it to a boil, skim, and
remove from the fire. Bottle and seal when cold.
Pineapple Syrup can be jDrepared by gradually adding strained
pineapple juice to the syrup, instead of the strawberry juice, and
finishing the same way.
TOMATO SYRUP — Take good ripe tomatoes, squeeze out the
juice, and to each pint of juice add ^ lb. sugar✪ Tomato Syrup; bottle and set away.
No alcohol is needed to preserve it. It will keep for years, makes
a delightful beverage for the sick, and will resemble pure wine in
flavor.
VANILLA SYRUP — Take 2 quarts of simple syrup, into some
of it rub ^ oz. citric acid, add ^ oz. fluid extract of vanilla✪ Vanilla Syrup, and mix
all; then bottle.
WINTERQREEN SYRUP.— To 2| quarts of simple syrup
add 25 drops oil of wintergreen✪ Wintergreen Syrup, and burnt sugar enough to color it.
ARTIFICIAL HONEY.— (1) Take 10 lbs. good brown sugar,
add 4 lbs. water and gradually bring it to a boil, skimming it well.
When it has become cooled, add 2 lbs. bee's honey and 8 drops
of peppermint✪ Artificial Honey. A better article can be made with white sugar in-
stead of brown, with 1 lb. less of water and 1 lb. more of sugar.
INVALID COOKERY.
HILE in robust health the appetite is ^undoubtedly an ad.
,^5/^ mirable guide in the choice of foods, but when debility
and disease are present, intelligent knowledge of the
properties of different foods is necessary, and experience
should guide in administering them. Ignorance in a sickroom is
most deplorable, even when accompanied by the utmost family
afPection. In many disorders a knowledge of dietetics is as impor-
tant as a knowledge of materia medica, for the action of a medicine
may be counteracted by unsuitable diet. When a patient is very
sick the diet is prescribed by the doctor, and his directions in regard
to the foods to be given should be carried out quite as implicitly as
they are in giving the medicine, for they are usually quite as im-
portant. Many persons have a superstitious faith in the cravings of
the sick and will disobey the doctor to gratify the patient, but this is
very unwise, as in disease the appetite is not a safe guide, and many
a patient has been seriously injured or even killed by such folly. In
some cases, (notably after fever) the patient develops a surprising
appetite which, in the ^tate of his digestive organs, it would be dan-
gerous to gratify. Other patients will actually sink from exhaustion
while refusing all food. Still, if a desire for any particular article is
expressed it would be well to call the doctor's attention to it, as it
may be a valuable indication of the needs of the system.
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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Sarsaparilla is a native of Central America. There are several varieties. The roots appear in bundles 12 to 18 inches long, and 4 or 5 in breadth. The taste when chewed is bitter and even acid. It has been used as a remedy in a great variety
of diseases and in certain broken down conditions of health it appears to do much good.
STRAWBERRY SYRUP.— Wash the strawberries, and strain through a jelly bag; prepare a syruj) and bring it to the " soft ball degree " as directed in " Candy Making," and to each pint of the syrup add 1 pint of the strawberry juice; bring it to a boil, skim, and remove from the fire. Bottle and seal when cold.
Pineapple Syrup can be prepared by gradually adding strained pineapple juice to the syrup, instead of the strawberry juice, and finishing the same way.
TOMATO SYRUP — Take good ripe tomatoes, squeeze out the juice, and to each pint of juice add ^ lb. sugar; bottle and set away. No alcohol is needed to preserve it. It will keep for years, makes a delightful beverage for the sick, and will resemble pure wine in flavor.
VANILLA SYRUP — Take 2 quarts of simple syrup, into some of it rub ^ oz. citric acid, add ^ oz. fluid extract of vanilla, and mix all; then bottle.
WINTERQREEN SYRUP.— To 2| quarts of simple syrup add 25 drops oil of wintergreen, and burnt sugar enough to color it.
ARTIFICIAL HONEY.— (1) Take 10 lbs. good brown sugar, add 4 lbs. water and gradually bring it to a boil, skimming it well. When it has become cooled, add 2 lbs. bee's honey and 8 drops of peppermint. A better article can be made with white sugar instead of brown, with 1 lb. less of water and 1 lb. more of sugar.
HILE in robust health the appetite is ^undoubtedly an ad. ,^5/^ mirable guide in the choice of foods, but when debility and disease are present, intelligent knowledge of the properties of different foods is necessary, and experience should guide in administering them. Ignorance in a sickroom is most deplorable, even when accompanied by the utmost family afPection. In many disorders a knowledge of dietetics is as important as a knowledge of materia medica, for the action of a medicine may be counteracted by unsuitable diet. When a patient is very sick the diet is prescribed by the doctor, and his directions in regard to the foods to be given should be carried out quite as implicitly as they are in giving the medicine, for they are usually quite as important. Many persons have a superstitious faith in the cravings of the sick and will disobey the doctor to gratify the patient, but this is very unwise, as in disease the appetite is not a safe guide, and many a patient has been seriously injured or even killed by such folly. In some cases, (notably after fever) the patient develops a surprising appetite which, in the ^tate of his digestive organs, it would be dangerous to gratify. Other patients will actually sink from exhaustion while refusing all food. Still, if a desire for any particular article is expressed it would be well to call the doctor's attention to it, as it may be a valuable indication of the needs of the system.
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Strawberry SyrupTomato SyrupVanilla SyrupWintergreen SyrupArtificial Honey