New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-26
NEV BROTH FOR THE SICK.
RECIPE BY PROFESSOR LfEBIG.
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For one portion OF broth take half pound offeshly
Killed meat, beef or chicken cut in small pieces,
add 10 il !! pound of distilled water to which has
been added four drops OF pure chorhydric nur atc)
acid and half to one drachm Of com non salt; mix
them well together. After standing "a hour the whole
lie strained through comic hair sieve, such as is or
dinsrIy used in the kitchen, allo wing 1t to ps"
through without pressing or squeezing. The portion
passing through first being cloudy, Is again poured
through the sieve and this process repeated until
becomes perfectly clear. Upon the residue OF meat
remaining in the sieve, half pound OF distilled
water is poured, in small portions In this manner
about one pound Of liquid cold eItra,t Of mes, is
obtained, Of red color and pleasant me q. broth
taste 1t is administered 10 the sick, cold, by the
cup FULL according TO their inclination. IL md.t not
be heated as il becomes cloudy thereby, aad ath'ck
coeeulum Of meat albumen and hematin Is deposited
young lady Of IS years in my family, being Ill
with ~ plus fever first induced this preparation
II was called forth by the remark OF my family ply
eciap tDr. Pfeufer that, in certain stage OF this
disease the greatest difficulty met with by the ply
stefan lay in incomplete digestion con'equencs OF
the condition Of the intestines, and, besides in the
want of nutiment proper for digestion and Tor
the formation of hood. TIE common bro,hs pre-
pared by boiling are dedcient-n i.ct IN an NOSE
Constituents necessary for the forms m of tbs albu
men Of the bood-abd the yo,k Of eggs, often a5dsd
thereto contains very little Of this material for il has
s2l per cent water sId fat and only l7i per cent. OF
a substance very similar to, if not the same as the
sbumen Of eggs and whether this IS equal In nutrl-
tiou, qualities TO the albumen of meat H. according
10 the investigations Of Magendie, at e,st doubtful
The new broth contains besides NEST 6lbumen, GER
tain ouaptity of hematin and. therein, far greater
ousntty of iron necessary for the form ,ton Of the
blood corpuicles and, finally, the dsesting chlorhy
dric acid ~ ,
great hinderance TO the employment OF this broth
In summer lie its liability 10 change in warm weather
IL CONNER regularly to ferDent, like sugar~ater
with yeast without the usual odor. (What substance
is here formed is we'll worthy ibvestss ion 90 &C.
count Of this the meat must be extracted with perfect
" cold water and in cool place. Ice~ater snf re-
frieeraon with ice, completely removes tins Difficult
w. Most i'm ,ortsnt Of all is il that the meat be per
fectly fresh. and not several Gays old.
This broth is i'll use IN the hospitsl aud in the
private practice Of several Of the most distinguished
ply scians Of Munich.
should, perhaps have hesitated to give grester
publicity to so simple q thing if new-and to my
family sn especially inporisnt-case hst not m
WINGED of the great nutritious properties Ct this
soup ans hence arises the paurh wish tnst its bene
fis may be experienced by wider circle and other
sufferers Ice restored BY its benehcent effects young
married lady, who in consequence OF an ov atiaa In
famma,i,p could take DO solid food, lived for two
months entirely upon this broth. at the end OF which
period Ter health was perfectly restored During this
time che gained in hesh and strength. Generally ps
tiens take this food without opposition only ~ long
they are Ill as they take other food they
r,j, ct this perhaps owing TO the color aud the faa
meat odor. Ii might in many be Of use 10 color
the broth brown by adding burnt sugar.