Albuminized Milk. Beat ½ cup of milk and the white of one egg with a few grains of salt. Put into a fruit jar, shake thoroughly until blended. Strain into a glass and serve cold.
Albumin Water. Albumin water is used chiefly for infants in cases of acute stomach and intestinal disorders, in which some nutritious and easily assimilated food is needed. The white of 1 egg is dissolved in a pint of water, which has been boiled and cooled.
Albuminized Grape Juice. Put two tablespoonsful of grape juice into a dainty glass with pure chopped ice. Beat the white of one egg, turn into the glass, sprinkle a little sugar over the top and serve.
FARINACEOUS BEVERAGES. These are all made by slowly adding cereals, such as barley, rice, oatmeal, etc., to a large quantity of boiling water and cooking from two to three hours and then straining off the liquid and seasoning to taste. They are particularly valuable when only a small amount of nutriment can be assimilated. Since the chief ingredient is starch, long cooking is necessary to make soluble the starch globules and to change the starch into dextrin, so that it can be more readily digested. Since these drinks are given only in case of weak digestion, it is important that they be taken slowly and held in the mouth until they are thoroughly mixed with the saliva.
Barley Water. (Infant feeding). Mix 1 teaspoonful of barley flour with two tablespoonsful of cold water, until it is a smooth paste. Put in the top of a double boiler and add gradually one pint of boiling water. Boil over direct heat five minutes, stirring constantly; then put into a double boiler, over boiling water, and cook fifteen minutes longer. This is used as a diluent with normal infants and to check diarrhoea.
For children or adults use ½ teaspoonful of barley or rice flour, 1 cup of boiling water and ¼ teaspoonful of salt. Cream or milk and salt may be added for adults, or, lemon juice and sugar, according to the condition.