The household (of the Detroit free press)

Sago Milk — Three tablespoonfuls of sago soaked in half a pint of cold water for an hour ; three cups of boiling milk ; sweeten and flavor to taste with vanilla ; simmer slowly half an hour. Chicken and Ceylon Moss — Cut a small fowl into small pieces and put over the fire with three pints of cold water, four ounces of Ceylon moss (bought at drug store), and half a teaspoon of salt. Boil an hour and strain into cups or jelly mold. For Fever Patient — Break ice into very small pieces and mix with the same quantity of lemon jelly, also cut up small. It is refreshing. Beef Sandwich — Scrape very fine two or three teaspoonfuls of fresh tender uncooked beef ; season with salt and pepper ; spread between thin slices of bread and butter ; cut off the crust and cut in shapes of diamonds or stars. It is very strengthening, and the patient need not know the beef is raw. For a Weak Baby — One teacup of oatmeal in two quarts of boiling water, slightly salted. Let it cook two hours and a half, then strain. When cold, to one gill of the gruel add one gill of thin cream and one teaspoonful of sugar. To this then add one pint of boiling water, and it is ready for use. This can be digested when milk and all else fail. Beef Sandwich — Scrape one or two tablespoonfuls from a broiled tenderloin ; season slightly and spread on a thin slice of bread. Fold the bread ; cut off the crust and divide the slice into two pieces. Cocoa Shells — Put two tablespoonfuls of cocoa shells into a little cold water ; add to them a pint of boiling water, and boil for one hour ; strain, add a pint of rich milk ; let it come to a boil, then sweeten to the taste and serve. If liked stronger, add more shells in making it. This is a nourishing and palatable drink when tea and coffee are not allowed. Lemons — When the patient has sick headache take a tumbler two-thirds full of finely crushed ice, the juice of one lemon and one teacupful of white sugar. This mixture, eaten by degrees, or all at once, will allay the feverish thirst and quiet the disturbed, qualmish stomach, as it is not sweet enough to be nauseous. Panada — Grated bread or rolled crackers may be used. To one ounce of bread add one-half pint of boiling water ; let it boil a few minutes, then sweeten with loaf sugar and flavor with wine and nutmeg. Toast Water — Brown slices of toast without burning, and pour over them enough boiling water to cover. Cover closely and let them steep until cold. Strain the water ; put in a little lemon juice and sweeten to the taste. Serve in a small glass with a piece of ice in it. Milk Toast — Cut slices of stale bread half an inch thick, toast quickly and dip each slice, as toasted, in boiling water ; butter and salt slightly and lay in a covered dish. Have ready in a saucepan enough boiling milk to cover all well. Melt in it a little butter and salt and pour over the toasted bread. Cover closely and let it stand five minutes before using it. Iceland Moss Jelly — One handful of moss washed in several waters and soaked an hour; one quart of boiling water; juice of two lemons ; one wine glass of sherry ; one quarter teaspoonful of cinnamon. Soak the moss in a very little cold water ; stir into the boiling liquid and simmer until dissolved. Sweeten, flavor and strain into molds.