EGGS IN NEST ON ZWIEBACK
Take six eggs, or as many as required, break, and separate, by putting all the whites in one bowl and each yolk in a cup by itself containing a spoonful or two of cold water. Moisten six slices of zwieback by pouring over them hot water and quickly draining, and place side by side in a large shallow baking pan. Beat the whites of the eggs until very stiff, and place an equal amount on top of each slice of zwieback. Make a hollow in the center of the whites, lift the yolks out of the water from the cups with a tablespoon, being careful not to break them, and place a yolk in each hollow. Sprinkle over a little salt, and place in the oven until the whites are a delicate brown. Serve as soon as done. A nice dish for the sick.
[Simple Dishes For The Sick.]
Health—thou chiefest good,
Bestow’d by heaven,
But seldom understood.
—Lucan.
Diet cures more than doctors.—Scotch Proverb.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.—Solomon.
Health is not quoted in the markets, because it is without price.—Selected.
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.—Selected.
The less the attention is called to the stomach the better. If you are in constant fear that your food will hurt you, it most assuredly will. Forget your troubles; think of something cheerful.—“Christian Temperance.”
Food for the sick should generally be of a very simple character. It should be such as will furnish the most nourishment with the least tax upon the digestive organs. It should be prepared with care and scrupulous cleanliness, well cooked, and served in the most inviting manner. Cover the tray with clean white linen, and use the daintiest dishes the house affords.
Other dishes suitable for the sick may be found among the Toasts, Breads, Fruits, Wholesome Drinks, etc.