RECIPES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XVI, 19 October 1895, Page 502

RECIPES.

INVALID COOKERY. It sometimes happens in cases of extreme weakness and prostration that the ordinary preparations for invalids cinnot be taken, and one must resort to cookery of a special kind, instead of the ordinary routine of beef tea, mutton broth, arrowroot, etc. Foremost among recipes of this nature is :— Clear Beef Jelly.—Make some very strong beef tea in the usual manner, cutting the beef into small pieces, and putting it into a jar in the oven for several hours ; strain it off into a basin, let it get cold, and then snrronnd the basin with ice. A teaspoonful of the iced jelly to be given at a time. This is excellent when hot liquids cannot be swallowed ; and a little isinglass may be added to increase the nutritious properties of the beef. Raw Beef Tea.—This is given in cases of typhoid. Take loz. of lean beef freshly killed, from the shin or rump, and separate it from all fat. Mince it up on the board first, and then put it into a cup with a tablespoonful of fresh cold water, let it stand for a quarter of an hour, and then strain it off for use. Add a drop of hydrochloric acid to disguise the colour, and give a teaspoonful at a time. Lemon Whey.—Cut a lemon in half, and squeeze the juice into half a pint of boiling milk, put on to the fire in a small saucepan. Let the milk and lemon juice boil together for a few minutes until they curdle. Then strain it through an ordinary pointed strainer into a basin, and add a little sifted sugar. This can be taken hot or cold. Egg Flip.—Take the whites of two eggs, add a tablespoonful of cream, fifteen drops of brandy, and a teaspoonfnl of sifted sugar. Beat well with a Dover’s wisk, and administer as a stimulant when required. Almond Milk.—This is useful in cases of inflammation. Pound 2oz. of sweet almonds and four bitter almonds in a mortar, mixing them with a lihtle orange flower water. Put them into a jug, pour over them a pint of cold water, and let it stand for twelve hours, stirring occasionally. Then strain through a fine sieve and sweeten the milk with sugar candy. Gum Araiiic Water. —This is good for irritation of the throat and constant cough. Pnt loz. of the finest gum Arabic into an earthenware jar with 2oz. of sugar candy and a pint of water ; set in a saucepan of water and stir it occasionally till dissolved. Keep it hot in an Etna, as it should be taken hot. Milk may be substituted for water if preferred. Sour Kitchen.—To make cheap soup : Twelve quarts water ; 2lb lentils, the red ones, at IJd, 3d ; celery, a little cut small. Id; 11b potatoes, Id; Jib butter, 6d ; 11b Spanish onions, cut small, ljd: pepper and salt to taste, ijd— total cost, Is |d. Another: Twelve quarts water, ij lb large haricots, at 2Jd, 3Jd ; lib marrow-fat peas, 2d ; 21b carrots and turnips, cut small, IJd ; one small cauliflower (flower only), 2d ; leek, Id ; lib Spanish onions, cut small, IJd ; parsley, little celery, cut small, IJd; Jib butter, 6d ; pepper and salt to taste, Jd ; Mb potatoes, cut fine, Jd ; Alb pearl barley, Id —total cost, Is B|d. Lemon Pie.—Three eggs, three tablespoonfuls fine sugar, two tablespoonfuls flour, one cupful of milk, the grated rind and juice of one lemon. Moisten the flour with a little milk, boil the remainder, mix the flour, the yolks of the eggs, sugar, lemon, rind, and juice, and stir in the boiling milk. Butter a pie dish, pour the custard into it, and bake till set. Beat the whites of the egg to a stiff froth, spread them over the custard, sprinkle some fine sugar over, and bake a pale brown in a cool oven.