Beef Tea

Ingredients

• one pound of lean beef
• a thick steak
• a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Cut beef fine, place in a tightly corked bottle in warm water, boil for a considerable time, then pour out.

2. 2

   Alternatively, broil steak until juices start, then squeeze with a lemon squeezer to extract juice.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The national course in home economics (1917) by Ruth Allen Beezley, page 361. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

beef tea, mutton broth and chicken are useful in convalescence. Fruits 506 SICK AND CONVALESCENT, 5©7 are sometimes very beneficial, and at other times very hurtful. In fever, the juice of ripe oranges will be extremely grateful; the pulpy part should be rejected. Grapes may also be allowed, being careful not to swallow the seeds or skin. Lemon juice, lemonade, strawberries which have their juice bruised out and strained, may also be allowed. Hot water poured upon bruised tamarinds, peaches, etc., and allowed to stand until cold, will be beneficial. Toast water may be used as a drink. Cold water may be taken at all times with benefit, if it causes no distressing symptoms. Rice water, barley water and apple water are all good drinks. Boiled fish is generally easy of digestion, as well as oyster broth. As a general rule, all shell fish should be forbidden. Vegetables, such as boiled potatoes, boiled beets, and boiled onions, may be eaten without harm; they should, however, be boiled in two waters until quite soft. Prof. R. TO HAKE GRUEL. The following is an excellent recipe: Pour one quart of hot water into a clean earthen or tin vessel over a brisk fire; when it boils, add two large tablespoonfuls of corn or oatmeal; mix it smooth in just water enough to thicken it; put a small lump of butter into the water and when melted, add the meal and stir for about one-half hour; then add a teacupful of sweet milk, and when it boils again throw in the upper crust of hard- baked bread cut into small pieces; let it boil some time and add a little black pepper, a little salt, a pinch of grated nutmeg, a little more butter and a teaspoonful of French brandy. The butter, spices and brandy should be omitted when the case is a serious one. Nurse. BEEF TEA. Take one pound of lean beef, cut it fine, put it in a bottle corked tightly, and put the bottle into a kettle of warm water; the water should be allowed to boil for a considerable time; the bottle should then be removed and the contents poured out. The tea may be salted a little and a teaspoonful given each time. Another way of preparing it is as follows: Take a thick steak, broil slightly on a gridiron until the juices have started, and then squeeze thoroughly with a lemon

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