The family adviser and guide to the medicine chest : a concise hand-book of domestic medicine / by Henry Hartshorne.

  • Hartshorne, Henry, 1823-1897.
Date:
1869
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Credit: The family adviser and guide to the medicine chest : a concise hand-book of domestic medicine / by Henry Hartshorne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oca for an hour or two in a pint of water, at the side of the fire. Then let it boil or sim- mer gently for ten or fifteen minutes; and, before removing it from the fire, add new milk or cream, with a little white sugar, and a few grains of salt. Wine or brandy may be added if required. Arrow-root, Sago and Tapioca resemble Rice in being soothing to irritated bowels, and suitable as food in diarrhoea. 8. Corn-starch.—This is a very good sub- stitute for Arrow-root. Mix a tablespoonful of Corn-starch in a little cold water or milk, to a paste. Put this into half a pint of milk already brought to the boiling point, and boil it for a few minutes, stirring it all the time. Before taking it from the fire, add white sugar and a very little salt. Flavoring materials, as Cinnamon, Orange-peel, or Vanilla may be added if desired at the same time. 9. Chicken soup.—Clean a chicken well, and remove all the skin and fat. Cut it then all up into thin slices. Put these, with a proper quantity of salt, into a pan, and pour over them a quart of boiling water. Cover