RECIPES.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 54, 31 August 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

RECIPES.

Invaud Cooxuro. j ' As there is so muoh sickness amongst uc f just now, a .few tried reoipes may be aoeeptable. , (? c Obdhuby Bbep Tia.— One/ pound oi „ beef steak out up fine; .remove all fat ; pu a into a saucepan with one quart of water,* i pinch of salt; rimmer -gently for tw( a hours ; strain ; let it cool i take .oft the fai (if any) with some blottipg paper. v Uuttoi c tea can be prepared the same way, anc a either may be thickened with a 'little corn- , nour,,if.lfkea., ; .\; -.-'•',.. „. iv Stray B«ct Tka. — One pound of bee d steak out up, and one pint, of water put ii - a jar, whioh cover with oiled paper, ani ' put the jar, in a tauoepan of water,) ani

boil for three hours. A small quantity can ie pivrn to iho p tim t, a« itin wry utrnnjr. Chicken Jkli.y.— Get v fowl, out it up. and break the bonps ; put iuto a jar with; >ne taVespoouful of water, and a pinch cf ■ialt ; cover the jar with a piece of dough ; Cie paper over it. and put into a moderate oven, and cook for four hours ; let it cool ; -ake off fa*'. There will bt but a small quantity of Jolly ; but a sm. 11 slice put into the patient's mouth and allowed to melt will do as much good as a cup of ordinary chioken soup. This is to be used in cases of extreme weakness. Bablxy Watbb.— This is an extremely useful drink for the sick room. Take one pound of pearl barley ; wash it well in at least six waters. It is a good plan to put It in a wire sieve, and let the tap run on it for 10 minutes. Then put it in a saucepan with three pinto of water ; let it simmer for two or three hiurs; strain it; add a teaspoonful of sugar and half a lemon squashed; more sugar may be added if required ; bnt When the patient is thirsty, it isjbest unsweetened.