A reference hand-book for nursesBeck, Amanda K. (Amanda Kathryn)
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A reference hand-book for nurses
Beck, Amanda K. (Amanda Kathryn)
Nursing
Put into a pitcher 3 slices of dark brown toast; pour in a quart of
boiling water and cover closely. When cold strain. Wine and sugar may
be added.
COFFEE.
1. Best mixture, 2 parts Java to 1 part Mocha. Grind roasted beans
just before using. Fair strength, 1 tablespoonful of coffee to 1 pint
of water. With the ground coffee, mix white of 1 egg and a little cold
water. Pour over it boiling water; simmer five minutes and steep for
ten minutes.
2. Scald a granite coffee-pot. Mix cup of coffee, 1 egg, half-cup of
cold water; add 6 cups of boiling water and boil three minutes. Remove
to the back of the stove and add a half-cup of cold water. Let settle
for ten minutes.
WHITE-OF-EGG LEMONADE.
The _New York Medical Journal_ gives the following directions (by R.
F. Leftwich) for the preparation of this beverage as a nutritive drink
for febrile disorders: “Two lemons, the whites of 2 eggs, 1 pint of
boiling water, loaf sugar to taste. The lemons must be peeled twice,
the yellow rind alone being used, while the white layer is rejected.
Place the sliced lemon and the yellow peel in a quart jug with 2 lumps
of sugar; pour on them the boiling water and stir occasionally. When
cooled to about the ordinary temperature of tea, strain off the lemons.
Now insert an egg whisk, and when the lemonade is in full agitation
add slowly the white of the egg and continue the whisking. While still
hot strain through muslin, and serve when cold. The white of the egg
will be found to impart a blandness which makes the addition of sugar
almost unnecessary. This absence of sweetness is greatly appreciated
in pyrexial cases, and has its obvious value for diabetics. For
non-febrile cases with clean tongues more than 2 eggs may be used to
the pint if desired. This drink is contraindicated only in cases of
true Bright’s disease. It is very useful in the febrile diseases of
childhood. It also possesses antiscorbutic properties which replace
those lost from milk by boiling and sterilization. It is recommended as
part of the diet in typhoid fever, forming a relief from the monotony
of milk, and does not have the constipating and flatus-producing
effects that lie in beaten-up eggs that include the yolk. The author
states that the patient who takes plenty of this lemonade in addition
to 4 pints of milk per day will emerge from the pyrexial period of
typhoid fever in a much stronger condition than without its use.”
CREAM LEMONADE.
Fill bottom of glass with cracked ice. Beat white of 1 egg to stiff
froth, and sugar to taste. To this add juice of 1 lemon, stirring
all the time, and then add one half-cup of cream. This will make 2
glassfuls.
FLAXSEED LEMONADE.
Tablespoonful of flaxseed, pint of water. Boil one hour, then add juice
of 1 lemon. Strain, and sweeten to taste.
MILK LEMONADE.
Tablespoonful of sugar, juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoonfuls of sherry,
half-cup of milk, half-cup of water.
MILK PUNCH.
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