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.
One cup of clear coffee, or The juice of two oranges, or A grape fruit, or A saucer of prunes, without sugar, or
A mellow sour apple, well masticated
Each must be taken alone, without other food
10.30
A glass of zoolak, or buttermilk, or koumys, or clabber or skimmed sweet milk
12.30
A bit of white-fleshed fish, or Chicken, boiled or broiled, or Boiled calf's head, with lemon juice; or Boiled calf's feet with lemon juice; or
Fruit juices, without sugar, served with:
Asparagus, spinach, cress, dandelions, endive, cauliflower, kohl-rabi, stewed cucumbers, summer squash, string beans without fat, or stewed tender celery
Breads allowable Gluten biscuit, stale bread, whole wheat bread, Boston brown bread Drink pure water between meals
Eat acid fruits with meat, rather than bread Strawberries, oranges, grape fruit and water ices allowable now and then
Tea, coffee and chocolate with meals Soups at the beginning of meals Pork Veal Turkey Goose Game
Red meats, except occasionally Rich sauces Puddings Pies Cakes
Sweets
Cabbage, cooked and raw
Peppers
Carrots, except grated, raw
Sweetbreads
Sea foods, except white fish and oysters Kidneys Starchy foods, as potatoes, rice and macaroni
Fresh white bread
Hot breads
Sour dishes
Pickles
Salads with mayonnaise dressing
Old peas, beans and lentils Sweet fruits Fried foods Fatty foods Ice creams
 
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