A surgical handbook : for the use of atudents, practitioners, house-surgeons, and dressers / by Francis M. Caird and Charles W. Cathcart.
- Caird, Francis M. (Francis Mitchell), 1853-1926.
- Date:
- 1910
Licence: In copyright
Credit: A surgical handbook : for the use of atudents, practitioners, house-surgeons, and dressers / by Francis M. Caird and Charles W. Cathcart. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![2 hours, strain through a piece of fine muslin, squeeze the lemon and add the juice, and allow to cool before serving. Be most careful not to give the sediment; a good plan is to strain off the barley water when it is cold into a second jug. Rice Water (inexpensive). Required— 1 oz. whole rice. 4 large raisins. 2 pints water. [1 tablespoonful of brandy, if ordered.] Wash the rice well, cut the raisins into pieces, but do not remove the stones. Put the rice and raisins into a clean saucepan with the water, and boil for about 1 hour. Skim occasionally. Strain through muslin, and serve cold, with or without the brandy, as ordered. Apple Water (inexpensive). Required— 4 firm apples. 1 pint water. 2 ozs. lump sugar. 3 cloves. Wash and wipe the apples, cut into slices, but do not pare or core them. Put them into a clean saucepan with the water, sugar, and cloves, and let them come to the boil. Strain through muslin, and serve when cold. Toast Water (inexpensive). Required— 1 slice of bread. 1 quart of cold water. Take a slice of bread, about 1% inches thick, dry it slowly, either in a slow oven or about 1 foot away from the fire. Then slightly brown the bread close to the fire, but do not burn it, put it into the water in a jug. Cover and let stand for 1 hour, strain through muslin, and serve. Make fresh every day. Win© Whey. Required— % pint sweet milk. 1 wineglassful of sherry. Heat the milk, pour in the wine, and stir until it curdles. Strain, and it is ready to serve. If liked a little sugar may be added after it is strained. Tamarind Whey. Required— 1 pint milk. 3 ozs. tamarinds. Heat the milk, stir in the tamarinds, and continue to stir until the milk has boiled 3 or 4 minutes. Strain through muslin, and it is ready to serve. Treacle Posset (inexpensive). Required— 1 pint milk. 2 large tablespoonsful of black treacle. Warm the milk, add the treacle, and boil for 5 minutes. Strain through muslin, and serve hot. Linseed Tea (inexpensive). Required— 1 oz. whole linseed. 1 lemon. 2 tablespoonsful of honey. 1 quart of water. Wash the linseed, and put it into a saucepan with the water, simmer slowly for 1 hour, skim occasionally. Put the honey into a jug, and squeeze the juice of the lemon over it. Strain the linseed and water on to this. Stir well, and serve a tablespoonful at a time warm.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28055329_0341.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
