Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-01
NURSERY COOKERY.
DIET IN DISEASE.
By Christine Terhune Herrick.
Continued from last week.
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DRIED FLOUR BALL.


up closely in perfectly clean cotton
clota or pudding bag. Drop it into boil
ing wafer 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
flour should first be rubbed to a paste
| with tablespoonful of milk, then d.
luted with a little more milk until it has
reached a consistency when it will min
| gle readily with the childs liquid food.
J 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 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 a deeoction 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 assimiIated 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, a wheat or barley cruel may
be added to his milk with beneficial re-
suits. The barley is better than the
wheat, and if 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 Off 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 1t off and set It aside to |
cool 1t will probably form jelly and |
should be used in the proportion of two |
teaspoonfuls of the barley TO a Cupful |
of the milk or other liquid food
The babies who are nursed instead OF |
bottle fed must rely upon doctors for adj
vice as to means by which TO regulate |
their digestions,- although these are |
more likely to be normal than those of
the artihcially 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 can
dies and other sweets upon the young
sters to the detriment of the small
stomachs.
Always 1t 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 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 sparingly. Sim
pie broths of beef, chicken or lean NUT
ton and arrow root jelly may be given,
aad 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 ii |
may be wise to provide stimulants, but
always under the doctors's orders.
ARROW ROOT JELLY.
Mix two teaspoonfuls Of best Bermu-
Ia arrowroot with enough cold water to
make IL 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
,lear. Let 1t become very cold, and give
/ to the child with cream and a little
powdered sugar. lift seems too favour
ess, a little rose water. or a few drops of
vanilla may be added to the cream.
CHICKEN JELLY.
Cut the meat --om a fowl weighing
lbthA AbAA HbuAAuaf anu FDu1lQ the I
zones with a potato beetle, or the fiat
side OF Ratchet. Throw aside all fat.
Put the fowl, meat and bones. over the {
ire in two quarts Of cold water, and ]
bring very slowly to boil Let il sim
ner at the side of the stove for five or !
TX hours skimming from time to time.
The liquid should be reduced about one
half Strain the broth thus made. and
( you wish the Jelly TO be very clear, put {
he soup back over the fire. and when II {
'eturns to boil, throw in the white and I
hell of an egg. Let all boil together for
lbout three minutes, remove the scum 5
hat rises to the surface, strain the I
cup once more, season ii to taste with
ALT. and put in a mould to form.
A little parsley and slice OF onion.
tdded when the chicken is about half $
improves the flavor OF the Jelly. Q
{ may be eaten with bread and butter I
n with boiled rice.
Go be continued next weekly
THIN WHITE SAUCE.
Melt one Tablespoonful butter. add one
tablespoonful -four and pour on rraduaI1v