Tropical home nursing / by R.J. Blackham.

  • Robert J. Blackham
Date:
1921
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Tropical home nursing / by R.J. Blackham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [6] APPENDIX II. RECIPES FOR THE SICK ROOM, In submitting these recipes we would remind the nurse that they are to be cooked for, but notin, the sick room, Aluminium saucepans are much preferable to enamel- led ones, as the latter quickly chip and become difficult to ,keep clean. In India and the Tropics generally, the preparation of all food for invalids should be carried out under the direct supervision of the nurse. Beei-Tea. Take a pound of good juicy beef, qut off the top side of the round, not the piece of tasteless shin beef which eco- nomical khansamahs buy, cut it up finely on a board, _ removing all skin and fat. Place it in a jar with a pint of water and cover over tightly so that no steam can escape. Put the jar in a saucepan of boiling water and keep it on the boil for three hours. Allow to cool, skim off grease, and the tea is ready to be heated up as requir- ed. Good beef-tea should not be a jelly and should never be boiled. We have found it invaluable in feeding some babies, as they often take and digest half milk and half beef-tea or chicken broth when plain milk is refused or not digested. Beef- Juice. Take a quarter of a pound of the best beef-steak. Re- move all fat, and chop the meat up very fine, pour over it a wineglassful of water, add a little salt and allow to stand for three hours, stirring occasionally.
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