The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-03
For Invalfds.

lew recipes lOT Tie preparation Oh IOOu
for the i'll or cOnvaieScent will, without
doubt, be welcome. Reef essence iel-
lied, when the patient has tired of
drinking beef-tea, will be found an
agreeable change.
One tablespoonful of gelatine, two
tablespoonful of cold water, one-fourth
of pint of beef essence; dissolve the
gelatine in the water by slowly heating
it. and stirring at the same time. Warm
the essence, stir it into the gelatine, and
turn it into cup 10 cool and harden.
Serve very cold.
Another very agreeable change of
food can be made as follows Four
tablespoonful of beef Juice without salt,
tour tablespoonfuls of rich, sweet cream,
four tablespoonful of sugar. and four
drops OF essence of vanilla. Put all the
ingredients into freezer, and stir until
the sugar is dissolved. Freeze in the
same manner as you would any other
cream.
A pleasant, nutritious soup, to be
given in cases of bowel and summer
One tablespoonful of Drowned -four, one
teaspOOnful of butter, half ssltspoon-
full of salt, two tablespGoEfuls of warm
wate-, half pint of boiling water, one
slice OF dry toast. Rub the flour, butter
and salt TO smooth paste. and blend it
with the warm water Pour it SLOWLY
into tie warm water. stirring all the
while to prevent Jumps. Cut the toast
into small squares, put them into
bowl, and pour the soup over them.
When preparing broilei birds avoid
breaking the skin. After the bird has
been ca efullv cleaned and wiped dry,
rub Z little warm butter over it and
broil over \ bright fire, turn frequently.
Baked potatoes are To some invalids a
very agreeable food, and, TO be thor
ou%hly palatable, should be served i'm
medrtely when removed from the oven
To prepare pOached eggs, il is a good
idea TO break the eggs into q saucer and
slip them carefully into tine water while
IT Is boiling. Ii Is not peasant TO have
tie eggs served with ragged edges; one
way TO avoid this j, to place muffin
rings in the boiling water and slip the
eggs into the rings, this keeps them in
good shape.
Gruels are favorite drink with MANY
people. even when not counted among
the invalids. Either of the following
recipes will be found to make q very
pa atable drink: Two quarts of good
wheat bran. three quarts of cold water;
put the bran into large bowl, stir the
water into 1T, and let it soak over night.
Then rub and squeeze the bran with the
hands until all the -four which adheres
TO it is washed off; strain through fine
sieve. pressing and squeezing until the
bran seems quite dry. The white
water thus procured
the cerealin and vegetable
caSein, both of which are necessary ele-
ments of nutrition. The following is
delicious: Half pint of pearl barley,
two quarts of boiling water, one salt
8 oonful of salt; wash the barley thor
Oughly, put il into double kettle or
saucepan with the boiling water, and
simmer three hours. Strain, and add
the salt. Two tablespOonfuls of cream
and one teaspOOnful of sugar make it
much more palataDle. Ono teaspoon
mi OF lemon juice may be used instead
IF the cream, if desired. 4 drink pre-
pared from rice is also palatable. Four
OF rice, one quart Of cold |
water. one quart of boiling water; wash |
he rice thoroughly. put IL into a sauce |
pan or dou ie kettle with the cold
water. AMI place il on the back part CT |
hc stove (wlere il will keen hot bu, |
int boil. anti let it remain ore hOur. !
Nj ;nr boiling water. anil simmer
Irw!v Unit The rec IS nearly al dis
'.yrt!. Strain AMI drink cit ,cr hot o, |
cd.
,nG<tr'rt change in - food and
Ir.uk, I'll an invalid one o: ,hr aims
i -"o,; nurse 'uc who has u>cl
&c .O.!ov;ug vo.:rLc5 .Jr II cir ilc!:..i,.::;t
cts:
Three ~i:cas II >:a'e ~ AL orc smart
}. hoil'pr Ha.cr. Toast d.. 0r,,aG
.c"iy T. The oven ~ = ve i,ark
r'E II. Int i ;E,oa pitcher. an,l pov
.i.- r".iirg wat-r owe it. Cover Il Sc,
nd let ii stand Until cold. Strain. and
er:C iC.-tuld.
Gar-.ourth of pint Os green spear
Nut Leaves: half pint Oh boiling wa
,r. BruiSc the mint leave put them
ITO bowl. and pour the boiling water
Yer tHe.n. Cover close, ana let II steep
N minutes. Strain. and drink either
OF or cold.
An agreeable dish for an invalid's tea
IN be prepared by toasting dry crusts
bread in 4 moderate oven until
ley are brown mot burnt through
nj through. When coli, pound them
! p mortar until reduced to coarse
zeal. then sift it through -four sieve
Ito dish. Serve with milk or cream,
nj sugar, if desired.
BE careful always 70 offer but small
lantities of either food or drink at a
me. Serve just as daintily and on as
retty dishes as are procurable, and, if
'ssible, accompany with flowers. No
over is too common to be a comfort
one confined within four walls; even
bunch of flowing grasses will add to r