APPENDIX B
RECIPES
Limewater. To make limewater, add one teaspoonful of unslaked lime to one quart of cool, boiled water. Pour into a bottle and shake thoroughly. Let it stand twenty-four hours; pour off the clear fluid at the top and strain. Keep in a cool place.
Barley water. Mix two teaspoonfuls of barley flour with a little cold water, then add one quart of water and boil twenty minutes in a double boiler. Strain through a very fine sieve and add enough boiled water to make one quart.
Rice water. Rice water is made in the same way as barley water, but only one teaspoonful of rice is used to one quart of water.
Oatmeal water. Mix two even tablespoonfuls of oatmeal with a little cold water; add one quart of water and boil for at least one hour in a double boiler. Strain through a fine sieve and add enough boiled water to make one quart.
Beef juice. Select the third cut of the round lean beef, broil it slightly on both sides, cut in small pieces, and squeeze the juice from it with a potato ricer or a meat press. Add a pinch of salt, and before using warm it slightly by standing the cup containing the juice in a dish of hot water.
Whey. Warm one pint of fresh milk to about 110° F. Add one teaspoonful of essence of pepsin or a junket tablet and stir until it is well mixed. Pour into cups and let stand until it jellies. Then break up the curds with a fork and strain through a sieve. The liquid is called whey, and it is sometimes used when babies cannot digest cow’s milk.
Two per cent boric acid solution. Put one teaspoonful of boric acid powder in a pint of boiling water and keep in a clean bottle.
Soap suppository. Take a piece of Ivory or castile soap and cut out a piece two inches long and about the size of a lead pencil. Narrow to a dull point at one end.