The Portland daily press., 1900-02-02
NURSERY COOKERY.
DIET IN DISEASE.
BY Christine Terhune Herrick.
CONTINUED from last week. ...-

For this purpose the unbolted wheat
flour should be used. Tie "A pound OF II
up closely in a perfectly clean cotton
cloth or pudding bag. Drop 1t into boil
ing water and boil steadily for 10 min
| utes. filling up the saucepan from the
kettle as the water boils away. When
the cloth is opened remove the outer
doughty covering and the center will be
hard and dry. This may be grated and
added to the infants food. The grated
-four should first be rubbed to a paste
with a tablespoonful of milk, then d.
luted with little more milk until 1t has
reached a consistency when 1t will min
gle readily with the child's liquid food.
1t should not be given more than twice
day unless in extreme cases, and then
| only under doctors orders.
Later authorities. upon infants diet
say that better method OF treating milk
or other food to be given TO babies sur
fering with bowel weakness Is TO add to
the bottle a decoction OF diastase.
made by sleeping tablespoonful of
crushed matted barley grains over night
in two tablespoonfuls of cold water. In
the morning the Nquid can be strained on
and is ready for use, and Will convert
the starch in the pint OF Cruel into dex-
trine in about fifteen minutes, after
which the Cruel can be mixed with cows
milk and may be assimilated by even a
delicate infant. But again the caution
must be uttered, that nothing OF this
kind should be given except when en-
dorsed by a physician.
For cases where the contrary trouble
Is found and the child suffers from con-
| stipation, a wheat or barley Cruel may
| be added to his milk with beneficial re-
suits. The barley IL better than the
| wheat, and II barley -four cannot be
found the ordinary pearl barley may be
,, used in its place.
BARLEY CRUEL.
Soak a tablespoonful of barley over
night in enough cold water to cover It,
In the morning drain this of. and put
the barley over the fire In pint OF wa
ter. Boil this for five or six hours, filling
up the saucepan as the water boils away.
and keeping always a pint of water in
the pot Strain It off and set 1t aside to
cool. 1t will probably form a Jelly and
should be used in the proportion Of two
teas poonfuls OF the barley TO cupful
! OF the milk or other liquid food.
Inc DaDieS WHO are Huierh iiAsAtdu VA
bottle fed must rely upon doctors for adj
vice as to means by which to regulate
their digestions, -slthoush these are
more likely to he normal than those Of
the artificially fed children.
1t is when the little creatures grow old
enough to forage for themselves. and.
escaping from the watch and ward of
their mothers. to take what pleases their
palates that they are likely to get into
trouble. This, too. is the period when
injudicious adults begin to bestow cam
dies and other sweets upon the young
sters to the detriment of the small
stomachs.
Always It should be borne in mind
many articles of food. harmless in health.
may be actually poisonous to the child
suffering from a disturbed digestion.
Let us glance for a moment at the foods
that should be avoided by the child who
| Is the victim of bowel trouble. Suppose
he has passed his fourth or fifth year and
| is accustomed to such a diet as was adj
vised in a recent paper of this series.
Potatoes and oatmeal. which are among
his stand-bys when he Is well. must now
be ruled off his bill OF fare. Corn bread,
mush, hominy. wheaton grits. fresh veg
etables OF all sorts and fruits must be
forbidden until his recovery. Butter and
cream should be taken spariDgly. Sim
Pile broths OF beef. chicken or lean NUT
ton and arrow root Jelly may be given,
ard occasionally a little scraped beef
may be added to the diet All food should
be administered frequently and in small
quantities. If the trouble Is severe It
may be wise to provide stimulants. but
always under the doctors's orders.
ARROW ROOT JELLY.
Mix two teaspoonfuls of best Bermu-
da arrowroot with enough cold water to
make it into a very liquid paste. About
three tablespoonfuls will be needed.
Stir this into a half pint of boiling water
| and cook, stirring constantly. until the
| Jelly is not only thick and smooth. but
clear. Let II become very cold. and give
| II to the child with cream and a little
powdered sugar. II 1t seems too favour
less. a little rose water, or few drops of
vanilla may be added 10 the cream.
CHICKEN JELLY.
Cut the meat from fowl weighing
about four pounds, and pound up the
bones with a potato beetle. or the fat
side Of Ratchet. Throw aside all fat.
Put the fowl. meat and bones, over the
fire In two quarts OF cold water. and
bring very slowly to boil. Let 1t SIM
mer at the side of the stove for five or
six hours, skimming from time to time.
| The liquid should be reduced about one
half. Strain the broth thus made. and
| IL you wish the jelly to be very clear. put
| the soup back over the fire. and when II
returns to a boil. throw In the white and
| shell Of an egg. Let all boil together for
about three minutes, remove the scum
that rises to the surface, strain the
| soup once more. season 1t to taste with
| salt, and put in a mould to form.
A little parsley and a slice Of onion,
| added when the chicken il about half
cooked, improves the favor Of the jelly.
1t may be eaten with bread and butter
or with boiled rice.
| (To be continued next weekly