INVALID COOKERY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14523, 27 November 1912, Page 7

INVALID COOKERY.

j INTERESTING DEMONSTRAj TION. j Airs Glennan, one of Australia's foremost exponents of tho art of cookery, gave an interesting demonstration in ; tho Alexandra Hall yesterday on tho ' art of cooking for invalids, this ! heing the first of a series of lectures and demonstrations that will bo given in Christchurch. In her preliminary remarks Mrs Glennen said that diet had a great deal to do with the rapid recovery of a patient, and nowadays the medical man depended a great deal upon a rational ' and reasonable diet, and not so much upon quantities of differout medicines. It was of paramount importance, especially for young children, that they should bo nourished properly and sufficiently right. from tho start. Referring to tho matter of diet for invalids in particular, Mrs Glennen emphasised tho importance of taking each caso separately and.on its merits. A certain scale of diet might,suit one patient admirably," but if might disagre'o with another totally, and the 'personal equaturn "must a.vor vbe ignored. Tho speaker said that there was only ono hospital in Australasia that had a .really qualified expert-whose business it ; was to handle all the patients' food, (and that was the Lewisham.Hospit.il in ! bydney. At this institution the doctor certainly ordered a certain diet, but tho I j expert saw that the diet was properly prepared and administered. When aj I patient had a relapse it would almost! : certainly bo due to errors in nursing or '. idiot. The speaker stated that she-al- < ways hesitated* to advertise that her i lecture would boon the subject of in1i , c : ooker y> because everyone ! ; thought hat they could make gruel and ■ ; beet tea. But, as usually made, these ] preparations played only a minor part in invalid cookery. ' ! Mr J Glennen then proceeded with a ■ practical and interesting demonstration ot now to mako numerous 1 "tasty, economical, but above all, nourishing .. di-iies for invalids, the cooking operations being carried out by means of a gas stove installed on the stage