MENUS FOR FERMENTATION
SPRING MENU
FERMENTATION—INTESTINAL GAS FEVERED STOMACH AND LIPS CANKERS ON TONGUE
BREAKFAST
- A glass of cool water
- Three or four egg whites and one yolk, whipped; sweeten slightly; add half a glass of milk
- Gelatin, without fruit, or two extremely ripe bananas baked in a casserole dish
LUNCHEON
- Carrots, parsnips, or turnips
- Peas or asparagus
- A white potato, either baked or boiled
DINNER
- Cream of asparagus soup, made rather thin
- Peas in the pod (See recipe, p. [679])
- A new, white potato, baked; serve with very little butter
- One egg, whipped
- A glass or two of cool water
An abundance of cool water should be drunk between meals, and from one to two glasses at meals.
Fevered stomach is caused by fermentation of food—hyperacidity. After the diet is balanced so as to be chemically harmonious, the next most important thing is copious water-drinking at meals and between meals.
See Vol. [II, p. 434.]
SUMMER MENU
FERMENTATION—INTESTINAL GAS FEVERED STOMACH AND LIPS CANKERS ON TONGUE
Immediately on rising, drink a glass or two of water. Also take vigorous exercise and deep breathing.
BREAKFAST
- Cantaloup, or watermelon, eliminating the pulp
- Half a pint of junket or gelatin
- A baked banana or bran meal gems
LUNCHEON
- A liberal portion of fresh green corn, boiled or steamed in the husk; eat with a very little butter
DINNER
- Two fresh green vegetables
- Choice of fish or an egg
- A baked potato
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals, eliminating all sweets and acids.
If there is a tendency toward constipation, half a cup of wheat bran, cooked, and served as an ordinary cereal, should be taken at the morning and the evening meal.
FALL MENU
FERMENTATION—INTESTINAL GAS FEVERED STOMACH AND LIPS CANKERS ON TONGUE
Immediately on rising, drink a cup of cool water, and take vigorous exercise and deep breathing.
BREAKFAST
- A bunch of California grapes
- One egg—coddled (See recipe, p. [677])
- Choice of very ripe bananas, baked—served with butter and thin cream, or a corn-meal muffin
- A cup of hot water into which put a little sugar or cream
LUNCHEON
- Two or three eggs whipped very thoroughly, to which slowly add a teaspoonful each of lemon juice and of sugar while whipping. Add half a glass of milk to each egg
EMERGENCY LUNCHEON
- A scrambled egg or a morsel of fish, eaten with a baked potato
- A boiled onion
- A cup of water
DINNER
- Choice of carrots, parsnips, squash, or string beans, seasoned with a little butter
- A baked potato or green corn
- A cup of milk
EMERGENCY DINNER
- Two baked potatoes
- A boiled onion
- A glass of milk, and an egg, if desired
If one is engaged in heavy manual labor, the food may be increased beyond the amount herein prescribed. The combination, however, should be observed.
The emergency luncheon is to be taken if one does not like the regular luncheon. The same rule should be observed with the emergency dinner. The regular luncheon contains considerable protein, which is very necessary in these conditions. The emergency dinner contains the same in another form. The one may be chosen which appeals most to natural hunger.
Now and then the breakfast may consist of one or two extremely ripe bananas, eaten with nut butter and cream, and one or two whipped eggs.
WINTER MENU
FERMENTATION—INTESTINAL GAS FEVERED STOMACH AND LIPS CANKERS ON TONGUE
BREAKFAST
- A small bunch of grapes
- Two egg whites and one yolk, whipped very fine, into which whip a teaspoonful of sugar. Whip until stiff and smooth
- One or two exceedingly ripe bananas, baked, eaten with cream
- A cup of hot water with a little sugar and cream
LUNCHEON
- A baked potato or a bran meal gem
- A boiled onion or baked squash
DINNER
- Vegetable soup
- One fresh vegetable such as carrots, parsnips, squash, or turnips
- A baked potato—eat skins and all
- A cup of chocolate, or a whole wheat cracker
If the tongue should become coated, or the mouth sore, the amount of food prescribed for the evening meal should be reduced until digestion is perfect, which can be aided largely by drinking copiously of water.
If the bowels should become slightly constipated, take two heaping tablespoonfuls of wheat bran in a cup of hot water just before retiring. It is not necessary to masticate the bran. Devote two or three minutes to deep breathing exercises, Nos. 1 and 5, as shown in Vol. V, pp. 1343 and 1345.
The eggs can be taken uncooked, without whipping, if preferred.