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"No further service, doctor, Until I send for three." Cymbeline. Beef Tea No. 1 Cut one pound of lean beef in small pieces. Cover with one…
Bouillon and Celery
Dissolve one bouillon cube in hot water. Stir well, add cream, and season with salt and celery salt. Serve with saltines.
Bouillon and Cream
Dissolve a bouillon cube in hot water. Stir well and add sweet cream. Season with pepper and salt.
Bouillon and Curry
Dissolve one bouillon cube in hot water, and add a little curry powder and salt to season. Stir well.
Bouillon and Tomato Catsup
Mix one teaspoonful of beef extract with one tablespoonful of tomato catsup. Add hot water, and season with salt and a little white pepper…
Raisin Rice Water
Wash four tablespoonfuls of rice and put with one tablespoonful of stoned raisins in one pint and a half of boiling water. Boil until the…
Rice Milk
Wash and soak for several hours two tablesspoonfuls of rice. Strain and cover with one pint of scalded milk, and cook for an hour in a…
Boiled Milk
Boil one ounce of shredded suet, a small piece of cinnamon, a grating of nutmeg, and one half pint of milk for five minutes. Remove the…
Matzoon
Mix in a pitcher one and one half ounces of matzoon and one quart of fresh milk. The prepared matzoon may be bought in a drug store. Stir…
Zoolak
Boil three pints of milk. Do not let scorch. When it is lukewarm add one eighth of a cup of old zoolak. Stir briskly, and let it stand for…
Milk for the Sick
Apollinaris, Seltzer, Vichy, or plain soda may be added to milk, if it can not be taken alone.
Hot Peppermint Cream
Mix two teaspoonfuls of sugar with two tablespoonfuls of milk and flavor with ten drops of essence of mint. Fill up with hot water and add…
Oatmeal Gruel
Cook for three hours in a double boiler one half cup of oatmeal and three cups of boiling water. Season with one teaspoonful of salt. Or it…
Oatmeal Water
Mix two tablespoonfuls of oatmeal in a cupful of cold water until smooth. Add this to a quart of boiling water and boil for half an hour…
Uncooked Oatmeal Water
Take a cupful of oatmeal, the juice and rinds of three lemons, cut thin, a cup of sugar, and put in a stone jug. Pour over three quarts of…
Oatmeal and Cocoa
Take two thirds of a cup of fine oatmeal, three fourths of a cup of cocoa, one half cup of sugar, and pour over three quarts of boiling…
Oatmeal and Ginger
Mix three fourths of a cup of oatmeal, one fourth ounce of ground ginger, one fourth cup of brown sugar, and the grated rinds and juice of…
Caudle
Boil for twenty minutes two tablespoonfuls of oatmeal in a quart of water. Put in a blade of mace and a bit of lemon peel. Stir frequently…
Cracker Gruel
Pour a cup of boiling water over four tablespoonfuls of cracker crumbs and bring to a boil. Add a cup of milk and season with salt. Serve…
Farina Gruel
To one cup of boiling water pour in slowly three tablespoonfuls of farina. Bring to a boil and put over boiling water and cook fifteen or…
Cornmeal Gruel
Take two tablespoonfuls of cornmeal, mix with one tablespoonful of flour and a little salt. Dilute with water to make a thin paste. Stir…
Arrowroot Gruel
Mix one tablespoonful of arrowroot with a little cold water to make a thin paste. Then add a cup of boiling water and a cup of milk, and…
Cornstarch Gruel
Mix a teaspoonful of cornstarch with a little cold water to a smooth paste. Scald a cup of milk and add the cornstarch. Stir until smooth…
Sago Gruel
Wash and mix two tablespoonfuls of sago to a pint of boiling water, and cook gently until it thickens. Stir often while cooking. Season…
Barley Water with Raisins
Boil a cupful of pearl barley with a handful of seeded raisins in two quarts of boiling water for three hours, or cook overnight in a…
Uncooked Barley Water
Wash two tablespoonfuls of pearl barley. Put in a quart jug with a tablespoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a thin piece of lemon peel…
Toast Water
Toast either stale white or graham bread and cover with boiling water. Let stand until cold and serve with cream and sugar. A small piece…
Tamarind Water
Put a teaspoonful of preserved tamarinds into a glass of ice-cold water. Stir well and serve.
Apple Water
Take six large apples and slice them, but do not peel, and pour over six cups of water. Add a quarter of a cup of sugar or honey and boil…
Lemon Water
Take two slices of lemon, leave the rind on one, and cover with a pint of boiling water. Cover and let stand for two hours.
Prune Water
Cook slowly for half an hour, one quarter of a pound of prunes and a thin strip of lemon peel, with three cupfuls of water. Boil for half…
Currant Jelly Water
Stir a teaspoonful of currant jelly in a glass of water and add sugar to taste. When the sugar and jelly are dissolved, serve. Any fruit…
Lime Water
Put into a glass bottle one cubic inch of unslacked lime, and pour over it two quarts of boiling water. Stir well and let stand overnight…
Malt Tea
Cover one pint of ground malt with three pints of scalded water, not boiling. Steep for two hours and then strain. Add sugar or lemon juice…
Slippery Elm Tea
Cover one teaspoonful of slippery elm bark with one cupful of boiling water. Let stand until cold; then strain and add lemon juice and…
Egg Tea
Beat the white and yolk of one egg separately. While beating the yolk add one level teaspoonful of sugar. When well beaten, mix, and add a…
Flaxseed Tea
Cover an ounce of flaxseed and a bit of liquorice root with a pint of boiling water. Let it stand on the back of the stove for four or five…
Cranberry Cordial
Boil a large tablespoonful of cornmeal or oatmeal with a small piece of lemon peel in two quarts of water. Mash a cupful of cranberries and…
Almond Cream
Peel and pound to a paste three dozen sweet almonds. Boil in two quarts of milk until soft, and then add one half pound of sugar and a…
Castor Oil and Sarsaparilla
Put a little soda water into the bottom of a glass, add two tablespoonfuls of sarsaparilla syrup, then two tablespoonfuls of castor oil…
Clam Broth
Scrub two dozen perfectly fresh clams, and add one half cup of boiling water, and steam until the clams open. Strain off the juice very…
Clam Phosphate
Put three tablespoonfuls of clam bouillon into a glass with a little cracked ice. Fill up with cold soda water, add a dash of phosphate…
Clam Juice and Lemon
To four tablespoonfuls of clam juice add two dashes of lemon juice and a little celery salt. Fill up the glass with hot water.
Clam Juice and Ginger
Mix well two tablespoonfuls each of ginger syrup, cream, and clam juice. Add hot water and season with celery salt and salt.
Clam Juice and Tomato Catsup
Mix two tablespoonfuls of clam juice with one half tablespoonful of tomato catsup and a little cream. Add a small piece of butter and fill…
Seaside Shake
Put into a glass three tablespoonfuls of clam juice and four tablespoonfuls of milk or cream. Fill up the glass with soda water. Stir well…