“Daily.—Meat dressed, four ounces; potatoes, four ounces; bread, six ounces; of other articles the same as in full diet.
MILK DIET.
“Daily.—Milk, two pints; bread, twelve ounces; rice or samp, two ounces; butter, one ounce.
EXTRAS.
“In addition to the above, the following extras may be ordered by the visiting physicians and surgeons: Beefsteak, chicken soup, gruel, beef tea, oysters or clams, cornstarch, mutton chops, milk, rice, chicken, eggs.
“Ward Dietary of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, 1901.
“The following is a sample mid-summer diet from a smaller hospital having about seventy beds, in which attention is economically given to variety in food cookery, which would be impossible in a larger institution without incurring needless expense—Thompson.
SUNDAY.
“Breakfast.—Full Diets: Hominy with milk, fish balls or creamed fish, brown bread or biscuit, coffee with milk and sugar, fresh fruit. Half Diets: Hominy with milk, toast, coffee, fresh fruit.
“Dinner.—Full Diets: Soup, bread, roast beef, sweet or white potatoes, spinach or egg plant, pudding. Half Diets: Clam broth, toast, chicken or beef jelly, rice or ice cream.