Sick Room Recipes
Contributed by MRS. LAVINIA C. CARPENTER.
The Recipes
Syrup for Fruit Beverages
3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup boiling water Add sugar to boiling water, stir until sugar is…
Currant Jelly Water
2 tbsp. currant jelly 2 tbsp. syrup Mix ingredients in order given. 2 tbsp. lemon juice…
Grape Juice
2/3 cup sugar 2 cups Concord grapes 1 cup cold water Wash grapes, pick over and remove…
Egg Lemonade
2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tsp. sugar 1 egg 1 cup cold water Beat egg thoroughly, add sugar…
Milk Egg Nog
2 tsp. sugar 4 drops vanilla Beat eggs thoroughly. Add sugar and milk. Add flavoring and…
Orange Egg Nog
1/2 tsp. lemon juice 1 tbsp. cream 1 egg 2 tsp. sugar juice of 1 orange Beat egg yolk…
Cracker Toast
Split and toast common crackers. Spread generously with butter, moisten with salted…
Dip Toast
11/2 tbsp. flour 1 cup scalded milk 2 tbsp. cold milk 2 slices dry toast 3/4 tbsp. butter…
Mutton Broth
2 lbs. neck of mutton 2 cups of cold water Cut the meat into small pieces, soak in water…
Beef Extract (Nourishing)
Cut round steak into small pieces. Put in sterile canning jar, cover, and place jar in…
Eggs in a Nest
Separate the white from the yolk, beat the whites until stiff, sprinkle lightly with…
Apple Snow
Wipe, pare, core and quarter 1 sour apple. Put in small strainer, place over boiling…
Baked Pears
Wipe, quarter, and core pears. Put in a baking pan, sprinkle with sugar, then add enough…
Baked Apple Sauce
2 apples (cored, pared, and cut in eighths) 1 tablespoonful water 2 tablespoonfuls brown…