To Stew Ham
SIMPLE REMEDIES.
The following remedies are for diseases which occur in almost every
family, and have been proved to be useful in a number of instances. As
most old housekeepers have their favorite recipes, it is for the young
and inexperienced these are particularly intended, and may be used with
safety, when a physician is not at hand.
Remarks on Preparing Food for the Sick.
Few young persons understand cooking for the sick. It is very important
to know how to prepare their food in an inviting manner; every thing
should be perfectly clean and nice. Avoid giving an invalid any thing
out of a cup that has been used before; even if it is medicine, it will
not be so hard to take out of a clean cup. It is well to have a stand or
small table by the bed-side, that you can set any thing on. A small
silver strainer that will just fit over a tumbler or tea-cup, is very
useful to strain lemonade, panada or herb tea.
If you want any thing to use through the night, you should prepare it,
if possible, beforehand; as a person that is sick, can sometimes fall
asleep without knowing it, if the room is _kept perfectly still._
To Stew Ham, &c.
Cut a slice of ham into small pieces, and pour boiling water on it; let
it soak a few minutes to extract the salt, and stew it in a little
water; just before it is done, put in some cream and parsley.
If you broil ham that is uncooked, it should always be soaked in water a
few minutes.
To Stew Chickens or Birds.
When sick persons are tired of broiled chickens, or birds, it is well to
stew them for a change; the wing, with part of the breast of a chicken,
will make a meal; stew it in a little water, and put in parsley, cream,
pepper and salt, just as it is done.
Chicken Water.
If you have a small chicken, it will take half of it to make a pint of
chicken water. Cut it up and put it to boil in a covered skillet with a
quart of water; when it has boiled down to a pint, take it up, and put
in a little salt and slice of toasted bread. This is valuable in cases
of dysentery and cholera morbus, particularly when made of old fowls.
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