power. The system has to make up for
what it has lost during illness. Care is
necessary that the patient does not venture
too soon upon a varied diet, or the use of
things hard of digestion . After typhoid fever ,
this is particularly necessary. From the
special condition of the intestinal canal in
that disease, life may be endangered at that
time by a single imprudence in diet. Gradu-
ally, however, after most diseases, recovery
is marked by ability to eat all ordinary
wholesome food, and a variety of digestible
dishes may be indulged in, always, of course,
avoiding excess.
We shall now give directions for prepar-
ing a number of articles especially suited for
the food of the sick ; those, that is, who
cannot properly take ordinary solid meals. ^
Different things are required for different
cases. Of this the physician must judge,
when one is in attendance. In his absence,
those in charge must be guided by the
symptoms and conditions present.
Bekf-Tea — Chop a pound of good lean
round of beaf into very small pieces. Pour
over it a pint, or less (never more) of cold
water. Cover it, and let it stand for two
hours near the fire, or on a part of the range
or stove where it will not become very hot.
Then put it right on the fire, and bring it to
the boil. As soon as it is fairly boiling, re-
move it, and take off all the scum from the
top. Pour it off from the pieces of meat at
the bottom, but do not filter or strain it,
unless through a coarse sieve. Straining
robs it of much of its nourishment. The fat
must be carefully removed, which can be
done best with a clean piece of blotting-
paper, or a small (salt) spoon. Salt may be
added according to taste ; when the stomach
is weak, also black or red pepper✪ Beef-Tea. In the
extreme weakness of deliriujn tremens, red
pepper may h^ freely added ; a little of it is
suitable in nearly every case where beef- tea
is needed. Beef-tea should be stirred just
before using it, so as to get a rich brown color.
Bkef-Tka CoIvD-madk. — Chop finely a
pound of good beef. Add to it a pint of
* To show that fluid food may suffice even for a length of
time, I have just read an account of a man who died at the age
of eighty-five years, who, when seven years old, swallowed by
mistake some strong lye, the effect of which was to contract his
oesophagus (lower gullet) so much, that he never afterwards
could swallow solid food.
cold water, in which have been put fifteen
drops of chlorohydric (muriatic) acid, and
a pinch of salt. I^et it stand an hour, and
then drain off the liquid. Pour another
half-pint of cold water ✪ Beef-Tea Cold-Made over the beef that is
left, and add it to the first quantity. All
maybe then strained through a coarse sieve,
and used cold.
Frozkn Bkkf-Tka. — Put a suitable por-
tion of beef-te✪ Frozkn Bkkf-Tkaa, made as above first di-
rected, in a convenient vessel, within an
ice-cream freezer. Let it then be frozen as
if it were cream. This is particularly suit-
able in the summer complaint (cholera in-
fantum) of children ; also in some other
cases in hot weather.
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Presented as published in 1901. 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
power. The system has to make up for what it has lost during illness. Care is necessary that the patient does not venture too soon upon a varied diet, or the use of things hard of digestion . After typhoid fever , this is particularly necessary. From the special condition of the intestinal canal in that disease, life may be endangered at that time by a single imprudence in diet. Gradually, however, after most diseases, recovery is marked by ability to eat all ordinary wholesome food, and a variety of digestible dishes may be indulged in, always, of course, avoiding excess.
We shall now give directions for preparing a number of articles especially suited for the food of the sick ; those, that is, who cannot properly take ordinary solid meals. ^ Different things are required for different cases. Of this the physician must judge, when one is in attendance. In his absence, those in charge must be guided by the symptoms and conditions present.
Beef-Tea — Chop a pound of good lean round of beef into very small pieces. Pour over it a pint, or less (never more) of cold water. Cover it, and let it stand for two hours near the fire, or on a part of the range or stove where it will not become very hot. Then put it right on the fire, and bring it to the boil. As soon as it is fairly boiling, remove it, and take off all the scum from the top. Pour it off from the pieces of meat at the bottom, but do not filter or strain it, unless through a coarse sieve. Straining robs it of much of its nourishment. The fat must be carefully removed, which can be done best with a clean piece of blotting paper, or a small (salt) spoon. Salt may be added according to taste ; when the stomach is weak, also black or red pepper. In the extreme weakness of delirium tremens, red pepper may be freely added ; a little of it is suitable in nearly every case where beef- tea is needed. Beef-tea should be stirred just before using it, so as to get a rich brown color.
Beef-Tea Cold-made. — Chop finely a pound of good beef. Add to it a pint of
* To show that fluid food may suffice even for a length of time, I have just read an account of a man who died at the age of eighty-five years, who, when seven years old, swallowed by mistake some strong lye, the effect of which was to contract his oesophagus (lower gullet) so much, that he never afterwards could swallow solid food.
cold water, in which have been put fifteen drops of chlorohydric (muriatic) acid, and a pinch of salt. Let it stand an hour, and then drain off the liquid. Pour another half-pint of cold water over the beef that is left, and add it to the first quantity. All maybe then strained through a coarse sieve, and used cold.
Frozen Beef-Tea. — Put a suitable portion of beef-tea, made as above first directed, in a convenient vessel, within an ice-cream freezer. Let it then be frozen as if it were cream. This is particularly suitable in the summer complaint (cholera infantum) of children ; also in some other cases in hot weather.
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