First aid to the child : a guide to the feeding and treatment of infants in health and disease / by D. Hastings Young.

  • Young, D. Hastings.
Date:
1910
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Credit: First aid to the child : a guide to the feeding and treatment of infants in health and disease / by D. Hastings Young. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the jug from the fire and stir in one crushed rennet tablet, or one teaspoonful of the best rennet extract, into the milk, and allow it to stand for three minutes, when a firm mass (curd) will have formed. Break up this curd thoroughly with a fork, and then return the saucepan to the fire, heating until the fluid contents of the jug reach the temperature of 155 to 160 degrees, at which temperature it is kept for five minutes. The curd will have sunk to the bottom of the jug, and the whey is poured off. Two teaspoonfuls of milk sugar is then added. If a stimulant is required, one small teaspoonful of the best brandy or whisky may be added to the whey so prepared. Whey is very nutritious and easily digested. It is used for infants in cases of acute and chronic indiges- tion, and during feverish conditions. As soon as recovery to health is established the child should gradually receive a stronger food.