A collection of recipes for the use of special diet kitchens in military hospitals / prepared and published under the auspices of the U.S. Christian Commission by Annie Wittenmyer.

  • Wittenmyer, Annie, 1827-1900.
Date:
1864
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A collection of recipes for the use of special diet kitchens in military hospitals / prepared and published under the auspices of the U.S. Christian Commission by Annie Wittenmyer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    and to the loyal, liberal men and women of the nation, who havo placed in their hands so abundantly their good gifts, for the impar- tial, judicious, and economical use of the stores entrusted to thorn. The enterprise has been successful beyond the most sanguine expectations of those who originated it. The efforts of the agents of the Commission have been warmly seconded by the medical officers in charge, and every facility has been given by the mili- tary authorities. The services of a large number of refined Christian women, of high social position, who are giving their best efforts to this work, havo been secured. The kitchens have come to be regarded, not merely as an unimportant adjunct to a hospital, to be tolerated, but as a source of benefit to the sick, and service to the surgeon—indispensable where they can he obtained. They have the endorsement of the highest medical authorities — the grateful blessing of thousands, to whose restoration to health they havo directly contributed —the good wishes and earnest prayers of the humane, who have wi ieir beneficent o] The ladies, who have had the management of these kitche the demands upon them have enlarged, and their number has extended, have found difficulty in meeting the I of their new position. Everything is to he done upon a scale much hi' than that to which they have been accustomed ; and often artii regarded as of prime necessity in domestic economy at home, can not be obtained, and must be entirely dispensed with, or a substi- tute be found. To obviate such difficulty is the object of this book, which it is the aim of the author to make a manual, adapted to the circumstances, necessities, and peculiarities of diet kitchen cook- ery. Intended for a specialty, she trusts that it may meet the end ■el. Thanks are due Mrs. Davis, of Louisville, Ky., for valuable recipes.