Put a half pound of finely-chopped lean beef in an ordinary, clean fruit jar; add a half teaspoonful of salt, stand the jar in a saucepan of cold water or in a steamer, bring the water to boiling point and boil continuously for one hour. Strain through cheesecloth and add a grain of salt.

At feeding time, put a tablespoonful or more, as directed, in a cup, stand the cup in boiling water until it is palatably hot. Serve cold in typhoid fever.

Homemade Beef Extract

Cut one pound of lean beef (sticking piece preferred) into very small pieces, throw them into a shallow hot pan and shake over the fire until they are thoroughly seared; then put them through the meat grinder. Put this in a fruit jar, add a half pint of cold water, a saltspoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of crushed celery seed and a dash of black pepper; add two drops of dilute muriatic acid. Cover the jar, stand it in a saucepan of cold water, cover the saucepan, bring to a boil and boil continuously for two hours. Strain, pressing the meat very dry. Put the extract aside in a bottle or jar in a cold place. Use one or two tablespoonfuls in a cup of boiling water.