Infusion of Orange Peel. This is sometimes used instead of orange juice, and is made by boiling one ounce of finely grated orange peel in two ounces of water, adding a little sugar to counteract the bitter taste and adding enough sterile water to bring it up to two ounces.
Tomato Juice. Canned tomato strained through a fine sieve, is sometimes given to a baby a few weeks old, starting with one dram and gradually increasing to four to six ounces daily.
Whey. One quart of whole milk heated to 98° F. or 100° F. and one-half ounce of liquid rennet or one junket tablet stirred into it and allowed to stand half an hour or until firm and solid, is poured into a cheese-cloth bag and allowed to drain for about an hour without being squeezed.
Protein Milk. The curd from one quart of milk, which remains after the whey is drained, as directed above, is mashed through cheese-cloth in a fine wire sieve, with a potato-masher or bowl of a spoon and the curd washed through with one pint of water. A pint of buttermilk is added and the mixture boiled while being stirred constantly. This is sometimes given in diarrhea.
Beef Juice. One pound of thick round steak, slightly broiled, is cut into small pieces and the juice expressed with a meat press or a lemon squeezer, the amount varying from 2 to 3 ounces. It may be diluted with an equal amount of warm water, or slightly warmed by being placed in a cup standing in hot water, and salted to taste.
Broths. One pound of lean meat, all fat and gristle removed, is allowed to one pint of water. The meat is cut finely and put on in cold water, heated slowly and allowed to simmer for three or four hours, when water is added to replace what was lost in cooking. It is strained, the fat removed and slightly salted.
Oatmeal Water. Two level tablespoonfuls of oatmeal in a pint of boiling water is cooked in a double-boiler for two hours, strained and enough boiling water added to replace the amount lost in cooking.
TRAVELING
Fig. 173.—The baby will travel comfortably in a basket converted into a bed. (Courtesy of the Maternity Centre Association.)