Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-08

NURSERY COOKERY.
DIET IN DISEASE.
ny Christine Terhune Herrick.
econtinned from last week.

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DRIED FLOUR BALL.
For this purpose the unbolted wheat
flour should be used. Tie pound Of 1t
up closely in a perfectly clean cotton
cloth or pudding bag. Drop it into boil
ing water and boil steadily for 10 min
utes, filing 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 paste
with a tablespoonful Of milk, then d.
luted with a little more milk until 1t has
reached a consistency when 1t will min
gle readily with the child's liquid food. |
It should not be given more than twice a |
day unless in, extreme cases, and then
only under doctors orders.
Later authorities upon infants diet
say that a better method Of treating milk
or other food to be given to babies suf-
fering with bowel weakness is to add to
the bottle decoction Of diastase,
made by sleeping a tablespoonful of
crushed matted barley grains over night
In two tablespoonfuls of cold water. In
the morning the liquid can be strained off
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
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, wheat or barley Cruel may
be added to his milk with beneficial re-
suits. The barley is better than the
wheat, and IL 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 1t.
In the morning drain this off, and put
the barley over the fire in a pint of wa
ter. Boil this for five or six hours, filling
up the saucepan as the water boils away.
and keeping always pint of water in
the pot. Strain 1t off and set it aside to
COOL 1t will probably form a jelly and
should be used in the proportion of two
teaspoonfuls of the barley to cupful
Of the milk or other liquid food.
The babies who are nursed instead Of
bottle fed must rely upon doctors for ad-
vice as to means by which to regulate
their Observation-Disclosures these are
more likely to be 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
H..tr n, nk..ln hot,
palates that they are likely to get into
trouble. This, too, is the period wher
injudicious adults begin to bestow can
dies and other sweets upon the young
sters to the detrimenh Of the small
stomachs.
Always 1t should be borne in mini
many articles of food, harmless in health
may be actually poisonous to the chile
suffering from a disturbed digestion
Let us glance for moment at the food
that should be avoided by the child VIII
is the victim of bowel trouble. Suppos
he has passed his fourth or fifth year an,
is accustomed to such a diet as was ad
vised in a recent paper of this series
Potatoes and oatmeal, which are anon
his stand bys when he is we'll must no,
be ruled off his bill Of fare. Corn bread
mush, hominy, wheaton grits, fresh veg
etables of all sorts and fruits must b
forbidden until his recovery. Butter an
cream should be taken sparingly. Sin
pie broths of beef. chicken or lean nut
ton and arrow root Jelly may be giveI
and occasionally little scraped bee
may bel added to the diet. All food shout
be administered frequently and in sma
quantities. If the trouble is severe
may be wise to provide stimulants, br
always under the doctors's orders.
ARROW ROOT JELLY.
Mix two teaspoonfuls of best Berml
da arrowroot with enough cold water
make 1t into very liquid paste. Abo
three tablespoonfuls will be needle
Stir this into half pint of boiling wat
and cook, stirring constantly, until Il
Jelly is not only thick and smooth, b
clear. Let 1t become very cold, and si'
1t to the child with cream and a lit
powdered sugar. If 1t seems too flavou
less, a little rose water, or few drops
vanilla may be added to the cream.
CHICKEN JELLY.
Cut the meat from a fowl weight
about four pounds, and pound up L
bones with potato beetle, or the fl
side of hatchet Throw aside all Fl
Put the fowl meat and bones, over
fire in two quarts of cold water, a
bring very slowly to a boil. Let 1t sill
mer at the side of the stove for five
six hours, skimming from time to tin
The liquid should be reduced about or
half. Strain the broth thus made, a
IL you wish the jelly to be very clear, I
the soup back over the fire. and when
returns to a boil, throw in the white a
shell of an egg, Let all boil together
about three minutes, remove the sc,
that rises to the surface, strain I
soup once more, season 1t to taste W
salt, and put in a mould to form.
A little parsley and a slice of oni
added when the chicken is about h
cooked. improves the flavor of the je
1t may be eaten with bread and but
or w..h boiled rice.
tTo be continued next week.)
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THIN WHITE SAUCE.
Melt one Tablespoonful butter, add
Tablespoonful flour and pour on gradus