Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3

by Eugene Christian

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SPRING MENU

RUN-DOWN CONDITION FLATULENCY—UNDERWEIGHT

First Day: On rising, drink copiously of cool water, and devote from five to eight minutes to deep breathing exercises.

BREAKFAST

• The juice of a sweet orange (Florida Russet preferred)
• A cup of water
• Two glasses of fresh milk
• Two or three corn-meal muffins, with fresh butter

LUNCHEON

• From one to three glasses of buttermilk, according to hunger
• One egg, whipped as for breakfast

DINNER

• One glass of water
• Fresh string beans, peas, or asparagus, cooked
• preferably in a casserole dish
• Two medium-sized baked white potatoes (new);
• eat skins and all
• An egg or a cup of junket
• A cup of hot water
• A tablespoonful of wheat bran