The selection of eggs is equally as important as the selection of other foods. There are "new-laid eggs," "fresh eggs," and just "eggs." The latter are generally storage and should not be used for the sick or for infants. As a rule old eggs will not stand poaching, the whites and yolks mingle and form an unappetizing mass. It does not make any difference whether the color of the shell is white or brown; if the egg is absolutely fresh the white and yolk should be distinct and easily separated, and when they are not it is safer to discard the egg entirely. ~Fruit Beverages~ ORANGEADE _118 calories_ Juice of 1 orange 1 tbs. sugar Juice of 1/2 lemon Enough water to fill the glass Sweeten the juice of orange and lemon and pour into a glass filled with crushed ice. Fill glass with plain or carbonated water. ALBUMINIZED ORANGEADE _152 calories_ Make orangeade as directed in above recipe, without the addition of water. Break the whites of 2 eggs into a saucer and with scissors cut the albumen until free from membrane and strain, stir this into the orange juice and add several pieces of cracked ice. This is both nourishing and palatable, and the taste of the egg cannot be detected. ALBUMINIZED LEMONADE _107 calories_ Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbs. sugar Whites of 2 eggs Cut as directed for Albuminized Orangeade. Mix until sugar is dissolved. Pour over a glassful of cracked ice. Fill glass with plain or carbonated water. PINEAPPLEADE _151 calories_ 2 oz. (1/4 cup) grated pineapple 8 oz. (1 cup) cold water, or sufficient quantity carbonated water to fill glass Juice of 1 lemon 1 drop of lemon extract or a little of the peel, grated 1 tbs. sugar Mix lemon juice, water, and pineapple together; add sugar, if not sweet enough, but the less used the better, in all beverages. Add extract and pour into a shaker with a few lumps of ice. Shake well to mix ingredients and pour the pineapple over crushed ice. If this proves too much at a time, make half the recipe. Serve in tall thin glasses holding from 4 to 6 ounces after the ice is put in, or serve in punch glasses with small spoons. ALBUMINIZED GRAPE JUICE Albuminized Grape Juice is made without the addition of lemon juice unless the white grape juice is substituted for the black, in which case add one or two teaspoonfuls to relieve the flat taste and proceed as in Albuminized Orangeade, using 3 oz. of grape juice. EGG WHITE AND MINT _57 calories_ 1 egg 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. lemon juice Several sprigs of fresh spearmint Whip white of egg; add sugar and lemon juice. Crush lower parts of mint leaves slightly and place in glass. Pour mixture over ice in glass; stir well and serve at once. Fill glass with carbonated water, Vichy, White Rock, Apollinaris, etc. This is especially good when patient suffers from nausea. CREAM, EGG AND VICHY _232 calories_