Beef Tea

Cut half a pound of lean beef into very small pieces; do not have a grain of fat on it, and put into a bottle that has a large opening (an olive or horseradish bottle will be nice); put in half a cup of cold water, and cork tight; set this in a basin of cold water, and place on the fire where it will come to a boiling point, but not boil; keep it at this temperature for two hours, then strain, and season with salt.

Chicken Broth

Put the bones and about one pound of the lean meat of chicken into a sauce-pan with three pints of water. When it comes to a boil, skim well. Simmer three hours, and strain and salt. If the patient can bear it, a little rice or tapioca boiled with it is an improvement.

Oatmeal Gruel

Into one quart of boiling water, sprinkle two table-spoonfuls of oatmeal; let this boil forty minutes; season with salt, strain and serve. If sugar, milk, or cream is wished, it may be added.

Indian Meal Gruel

One quart of boiling water; stir into this one spoonful of flour and two of Indian meal, mixed with a little cold water Boil thirty minutes. Season with salt, and strain. Use sugar and cream if you choose. If flour is not liked, use another spoonful of meal instead.

Plum Porridge

Into one quart of boiling milk stir two spoonfuls of flour mixed with cold milk; put in a handful of raisins and a little grated nutmeg. Boil twenty minutes. Season with salt and strain.

Corn Tea

Brown and pound in a mortar, one cup of sweet dry corn; pour on this two cups of boiling water, and steep fifteen minutes. This is very light and nutritious, and can be taken where the patient is very weak.

Cream Toast

Heat half a cup of cream, and season with salt. Toast two slices of bread a light brown, and pour the cream over it. Serve immediately.

Wine Whey

Let one cup of new milk come to a boil, and then 6tir in half a wineglass of sherry wine. Boil a moment and strain.

Vinegar Whey

Boil one cup of milk, and stir in one spoonful of vin egar; if this does not make it whey, stir in a little more; when it curdles, strain.

Sour Milk Whey

To one cup of boiling sweet milk, and one cup of sour milk, and strain.

Lemonade

The juice of one lemon and one spoonful of sugar. Pour on this one cup of boiling water, and set away to cool.

Another Beef Tea

Cut a pound of lean beef (the round is the be6t) into dice. Put into a sauce-pan, with a teaspoonful of salt, one of flour, and one fourth of pepper. Pour on this a large pint of cold water. Let it stand an hour or two, then put on the fire; bring slowly to a boil, and boil slowly an hour. If it has boiled away too much, add a little hot water; but this rather hurts it. Skim off carefully every particle of fat. This tea is more palatable than the other, and can be taken by those not extremely sick.

Sack Posset

Pound one Boston cracker, or one soda biscuit. Put it in a pint of cold milk; set on the fire, and simmer fifteen minutes. Beat together one egg, one wineglass of wine, a little sugar, salt, and nutmeg. Turn this into the simmering milk, stirring constantly; boil up once, and take from the fire immediately