On the good results following from tea-
drinking there is also something to be said :
" Physicians now consider that the theine and
aromatic oil of tea not only act as sedatives
generally on the nervous system, but also exert
a conservative action on the different structures
of the body, checking any disposition to too
rapid a change in them, and consequent ex-
haustion. Not only so ; but as the daily re-
moval of worn-out materials from the body,
through the kidneys and other channels, is
essential to health, tea and coffee are regarded
as helpful to this process, when taken in
moderate quantities. Tea likewise contains
potash, peroxide of iron, soda, and several other
salts which are most important to the human,
system. Liebig, the Gei-man chemist, says,
' We have, therefore, in tea a beverage which
contains the active constituents of the most
powerful mineral springs.' "
Teal. — The flesh of this beautiful and
delicate little water-fowl is highly prized. It
is considered to be better flavoured after the
frost has set in, and is in season from the end
of September to Februarj-. It may be served
according to any of the recipes given for wild
duck, though less time will be required to
cook it.
Teal, Filleted.— A handsome dish may be
made by half roasting the birds, then taking
them down, dividing them into neat joints,
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and stewing these for eight or ten minutes in
half a pint of good brown gravy rather highly
seasoned and flavoured with port or lemon-
juice. When sufhciently dressed the birds
should be neatly dished upon toast, and should
have the gravy strained over them. A little
mushroom sauce should be sent to table in a
tureen. Three or four birds✪ Teal, Filleted will be required
for this entree. Time, half an hour. Suf-
ficient for four or five persons
Teal, Gravy for. — Clean the giblets and
put them into a stewpan with a pound of lean
beef cut small, or instead of it a tea-spoonful
of Liebig's Extract of Meat, a moderate- sized
onion chopped small, half a tea-spoonful of
sugar browning, two or three pej^percoms,
three cloves, a blade of mace, a sprig of parsley,
three inches of thin lemon-rind, and a pint and
a half of lukewarm water. Cover the saucepan
closely, and let its contents simmer gently until
the gravy is good, then strain and cool it, and
skim the fat from the top. Put it back into
the saucepan with a dessert-spoonful of mush-
room ketchup, a table-spoonful of port, and a
little salt✪ Teal, Gravy for. Boil up once more, and serve. Or
put half a pint of good gravy into a saucepan
with a small onion finely minced and a roll of
orange or lemon-peel. Let the sauce boil a few
minutes, then strain it, season with salt and
cayenne, and add the juice of a lemon or
Se^'ille orange. Simmer a few minutes longer ;
put with it a glassful of port or claret, and send
it to table very hot. A sliced lemon -without
the rind is usually sent to table with roast teal.
Teal, Gravy for (another way). — See
Gravy for Teal, kc.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
On the good results following from teadrinking there is also something to be said : " Physicians now consider that the theine and aromatic oil of tea not only act as sedatives generally on the nervous system, but also exert a conservative action on the different structures of the body, checking any disposition to too rapid a change in them, and consequent exhaustion. Not only so ; but as the daily removal of worn-out materials from the body, through the kidneys and other channels, is essential to health, tea and coffee are regarded as helpful to this process, when taken in moderate quantities. Tea likewise contains potash, peroxide of iron, soda, and several other salts which are most important to the human, system. Liebig, the Gei-man chemist, says, ' We have, therefore, in tea a beverage which contains the active constituents of the most powerful mineral springs.' "
Teal. — The flesh of this beautiful and delicate little water-fowl is highly prized. It is considered to be better flavoured after the frost has set in, and is in season from the end of September to February. It may be served according to any of the recipes given for wild duck, though less time will be required to cook it.
Teal, Filleted.— A handsome dish may be made by half roasting the birds, then taking them down, dividing them into neat joints,
TEA
( 964 )
TEN"
and stewing these for eight or ten minutes in half a pint of good brown gravy rather highly seasoned and flavoured with port or lemonjuice. When sufficiently dressed the birds should be neatly dished upon toast, and should have the gravy strained over them. A little mushroom sauce should be sent to table in a tureen. Three or four birds will be required for this entree. Time, half an hour. Sufficient for four or five persons
Teal, Gravy for. — Clean the giblets and put them into a stewpan with a pound of lean beef cut small, or instead of it a tea-spoonful of Liebig's Extract of Meat, a moderate- sized onion chopped small, half a tea-spoonful of sugar browning, two or three peppercorns, three cloves, a blade of mace, a sprig of parsley, three inches of thin lemon-rind, and a pint and a half of lukewarm water. Cover the saucepan closely, and let its contents simmer gently until the gravy is good, then strain and cool it, and skim the fat from the top. Put it back into the saucepan with a dessert-spoonful of mushroom ketchup, a table-spoonful of port, and a little salt. Boil up once more, and serve. Or put half a pint of good gravy into a saucepan with a small onion finely minced and a roll of orange or lemon-peel. Let the sauce boil a few minutes, then strain it, season with salt and cayenne, and add the juice of a lemon or Seville orange. Simmer a few minutes longer ; put with it a glassful of port or claret, and send it to table very hot. A sliced lemon -without the rind is usually sent to table with roast teal.
Teal, Gravy for (another way). — See Gravy for Teal, kc.
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