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for the sick room. - Boil a dessert-spoonful of ground coffee, in nearly a pint of milk, a quarter of an hour, then put into it a shaving or two of isinglass, and clear it; let it boil a few minutes and set it by the side of the fire to clarify. This is a very fine breakfast; but it should be sweetened with sugar of a good quality.
 
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