10,199. Stir four tablespoonfnls of ground bark into a quart of cold water, let it stand all night; in the morning strain and add the juice of one lemon; simmer gently twenty minutes, then sweeten and pour into a mould to cool and harden.

* Slippery Elm Tea.

10,200. Add one pint of boiling water to one ounce of slippery elm bark, cover and stand near the fire for about three hours and strain.

A nutritious demulcent, useful in renal, intestinal and other affections.

Staff Of Old Age. (Consomme.)

10,201

Make a beef broth by taking two pounds of beef from the leg, round or chuck; wash well, cut in pieces and put on to boil in three quarts of cold water; while boiling skim frequently, and when reduced to one quart take from the pot and strain.

Take a few thin slices of onion, half a pound of lean beef, chopped finely and well mixed with three raw eggs; beat all thoroughly with the broth which is to be returned to the fire and boiled for about half an hour or until perfectly clear.

Nutritious and healthful. especially to old people with feeble masticatory powers.