A Novel Article for use as Food, being a Nutritive Tonic Biscuit
Year: 1890

page_text: Late of Application, 8th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Novel Article for use as Food, being a Nutritive Tonic Biscuit.
I, THOMAS READE, of Oakleigh, Compton, in the County of Stafford, Manu-
facturing Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object to supply, in the palatable and convenient
form of biscuits, certain hypophosphites combined with malt flour, or malt extract,
or other preparation of malt.
To make biscuits, according to this invention, the hypophosphites of lime, potash
and soda, or one or two thereof, and malt flour, malt extract, or other preparation
of malt, are mixed with any ordinary ingredients used in making biscuit dough or
paste, and are formed therewith into dough or paste, and the dough or paste thus
prepared is baked in the usual manner of baking biscuits.
Biscuits prepared in the manner above described will be found very useful in the
case of nervous or wasting diseases, and generally as a tonic and nutritive food.
Dated this 7th day of May 1890.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Novel Article for use as Food, being a Nutritive Tonic Biscuit.
1, THOMAS READE, of Oakleigh, Compton, in the County of Stafford, Manu-
facturing Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object to supply, in the palatable and convenient form
of biscuits, certain hypophosphites combined with malt flour, or malt extract, or
other preparation of malt.
To make biscuits, according to this invention, the hypophosphites of lime, potash,
and soda, or one or two thereof, and malt flour, malt extract, or other preparation
of malt, are mixed with any ordinary ingredients used in making biscuit dough or
paste, and are formed therewith into dough or paste, and the dough or paste thus
prepared is baked in the usual manner of baking biscuits.
The proportions of the hypophosphite or hypophosphites and malt flour, malt
extract or other preparations of malt and also the composition of the biscuit paste
containing the hypophosphite, or hypophosphites, and malt flour, malt extract, or
other preparation of malt, may of course be varied considerably, but the following
useful recipe for the preparation of the biscuits is given as an example :-

page_text: Biscuits prepared in the manner above described will be found very useful in the
case of nervous or wasting diseases, and generally as a tonic and nutritive food.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
Nutritive tonic biscuits (subsequently ground into the form of powder, if desired)
containing hypophosphites of lime, potash, and soda, or one or two thereof, and
malt flour, malt extract, or other preparation of malt, prepared substantially in the
manner herein described.
Dated this Seventh day of February 1891.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicaut.