This section is from the book "Mrs. Rorer's Diet For The Sick", by Sarah Tyson Rorer. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Rorer's Diet For The Sick.
Milk sipped slowly Alkaline waters Effervescing waters Lemonade Lemon squash Imperial drink
Modified milk Koumys Buttermilk Meiggs' food Cornmeal gruel
If Edema is Present
Reduce the liquids
Farina, well cooked, without salt
Cream of Wheat
Boiled rice, pressed through a sieve, with cream, no salt or sugar
Two ounces of dry toast, with four ounces of cream
If Diarrhoea Occurs Give
Browned rice gruel twice a day
Evans' tea gruel
If Constipation Occurs Give
Buttermilk
Koumys
Leban, and an ounce of cream at each feeding Sanitas almond meal soup Nut milks
When solid foods are indicated: Chicken timbale Milk toast with cream Farina pudding; blancmange Tender green peas, pressed through a sieve Rice
Whole wheat bread
Tender stewed celery
Dark grapes, without skin and seeds A half dozen blanched, unroasted almonds Baked apples Apple juice Orange juice Grape juice Bartholow's food Carefully-cooked prunes Gluten biscuits
Red meats
Rich soups and sauces
Meat soups
Sweets; pastry
Pies; puddings
Spiced dishes; pickles
Tea; coffee
Sour salads
Fried foods
Sea foods; salt foods Coarse vegetables Hot fresh breads New beets Sweet corn Raw cucumbers Cantaloupes Mushrooms Cheese
 
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