Tamarind Water

Over 1 glass tumbler of tamarinds pour 1 pint of cold water. Let stand one hour before using, then strain.

Currant Jelly Water

Currant, cranberry or gooseberry jelly can be prepared in same manner as tamarinds.

Toast Water

2 slices of stale bread toasted carefully, a perfect brown. Cut in squares and pour over them 1 pint of boiling water. Stimulants may be added according to the advice at the physician. A hit of orange or lemon-peel added gives a pleas ant flavor.

Lemon Whey

Pour into 1 cupful of boiling hot milk as much lemon juice as will make it quite clear. Add enough hot water to make it a pleasant acid and sweeten to taste. Strain and drink before going to bed. This is recommended to excite perspiration after a chill, and is less heating than the white wine whey so often given for that purpose.

Wine Whey

Boil 1 pint of milk. Pour into it ½ cupful of sour wine. Let it come to a boil again. Take from the fire, let stand a few minutes without stirring until the curd settles. Pour off the whey and sweeten to taste with white sugar.

Buttermilk Whey

Boil the required quantity of fresh but. termilk. Season with a pinch of salt, a little loaf sugar, and nutmeg if liked. Pour the whey off carefully.

Rennet Whey

1 pint of scalding milk, not boiling; 1 tablespoonful prepared rennent or a piece of rennet skin that has been soaked in water. Sweeten to taste and strain. It will be ready for use when cool.

Egg Milk

Beat a fresh egg until very light. Stir into a glass of new milk. Sweeten to taste and flavor with either nutmeg or lemon. Very strengthening.

Mailed Buttermilk

Boil 1 pint of buttermilk; thicken it with 1 tablespoonful flour rubbed smooth in a little cold buttermilk. Stir constantly. Add before removing from the fire a dozen or so of raisins for the flavor. Sweeten slightly. Pour over small pieces of toast, if the patient wishes.

Mulled Buttermilk, (II)

Boil 1 pint of buttermilk; beat up ½ an egg and stir in. Boil a minute or so, stirring constantly. Throw in a few raisins. Sweeten if wanted.

Crust Coffee

Brown crusts of wheat bread or Graham biscuits in the oven until thoroughly toasted through, but not burned. Break in pieces and pour boiling water over them. Let steep and serve as ordinary coffee with cream and sugar. Very wholesome for dyspeptics.

Egg Lemonade

Beat the white of one egg to a froth; add to it the juice of 1 lemon. Sweeten, not too sweet, and pour over it 1 pint of water. A very pleasant drink in malarial fevers, summer diseases and lung troubles.

Flaxseed Lemonade

2 heaping tablespoonfuls of whole flaxseed to 1 quart of boiling water. Let stand until it thickens, then strain over the juice of 1 lemon and sweeten to taste. Very good for colds. A little powdered gum-arabic may be added while it is still hot.