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.
This department is arranged to facilitate the work of the physician, and conserve his time. A full list of correct foods is given for each case, at the same time emphasis is laid on what to avoid
Clear meat soups
Lean beef
Venison
Sweetbreads
Broiled white-fleshed fish
A little lettuce
Tender celery
Currant juice and raspberries
A little apple butter
An occasional baked potato, at noon Eggs
Rice pudding, unsweetened Vegetable gelatins (Gelose) Stewed cucumbers Squash
Cress
Jerusalem artichokes
Globe artichokes
Spinach
Brazilian nuts
An occasional baked apple
Shredded wheat
Whole wheat bread, twice baked
Gluten bread
Gluten biscuit
Coffee, early in the morning
A cup of weak tea in the middle of the afternoon Milk and milk preparations Buttermilk Bonnyclabber Koumys
Orange marmalade Guava jelly
Fats
Fried foods Sweets Pies Cakes Puddings Starchy desserts Mashed potatoes Gravies
Highly-seasoned soups Sea foods except white-fleshed fish
Cheese Cabbage All cereals
Breads, except twice baked Underground vegetables, as turnips, asparagus, carrots, salsify Pork Veal
Warmed-over meats Acids, as pickles
 
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