CHAPTER V.
SUGGESTIVE MENUS FOR ACUTE CONVALESCENTS.
Allow the patient to return to simple solid foods gradually. If he tires easily of one thing, as much variety as possible should be introduced into the diet, but as a rule no more than three or four articles should be served at one meal.
1. Breakfast.
A cup of whey with or without lemon, or albumen water.
10 to 11 A. M.
Five to ten ounces of milk, diluted with gruel or tea.
Dinner.
Gelatine prepared from barley, or legumes and zwieback.
3 to 4 P. M.
Cocoa or milk (5 to 10 ounces) with zwieback.
Supper.
Malt Coffee with hot cream and milk-sugar and zwieback.
If food is required at 10 p. m. or during the night, give whey, blackberry juice, broth, apple water, orange juice, tea, coffee or lemonade.
2. Breakfast.
Water gruel prepared from barley, oats, wheat or rice.
10 to 11 A. M.
Broth with the yolk of an egg or fresh milk with crackers.
Dinner.
Gelatine of wheat, or toast with sterilized cream and zwieback.
3 to 4 P. M.
Milk, coffee, cocoa or eggnog with zwieback or crackers.
Supper.
Broth with two tablespoonfuls of cream, ryenuts or zwieback.
3. Breakfast.
Cereal gruel with one-third milk and one-fifth cream.
10 to 11 A. M.
Water, whey or tea of beans, peas, lentils or bran.
Dinner.
Spinach on toast, eggs, baked potato.
3 to 4 P. M.
Raw bran, oatmeal water, almond milk or hot or cold water.
Supper.
Baked apple with cream. Cream of celery soup with toast.
4. Breakfast.
Gruel of Cook’s flaked rice or shredded wheat with hot cream.
10 to 11 A. M.
Milk or broth with yolk of egg, and crusts or zwieback.
Dinner.
Puree of dried green peas, zwieback with butter, celery.
3 to 4 P. M.
Cold water or malt coffee.
Supper.
Cream of tomato soup or broth with toast and celery.
DIABETIC FOODS.
Oil, butter, mayonnaise dressing, cream, cottage cheese, Swiss cheese, eggs, almonds, pecans, walnuts, nut-cream, bacon, veal, lamb, pork, potato salad, berries and acid fruits in the form of salads, asparagus, artichokes, raw greens, rye, buttermilk, gluten bread, legumes in moderate amounts with acids and greens, olives, bran, bran and legume gelatines.
TABLE OF COMMONLY USED FOODS, GIVING CALORIC VALUE.
Almonds, 10 large 100 Apples, 1 medium 92 Broth, 1 cup 100 Bananas, 1 large 100 Barley, 1 tablespoon, raw 90 Beans, dried, ½ cup, raw 300 Bran, 1 cup 220 Butter, 1 tablespoon 105 Carrots, 1 large 50 Celery, 12 stalks 100 Cornmeal, 1 tablespoon 36 Crackers, 1 Uneeda 25 Cheese, 1 pound American 1800 Cream, ½ cup from separator 230 Cucumbers, 1 large 40 Currants, 1 cup (dried) 700 Dates, 10 260 Eggs, 1 whole 60 Eggs, 1 yolk 48 Figs, 10 large white 600 Rice flour, 1 tablespoon 55 Wheat flour, 1 tablespoon 30 Mixed flour, 1 tablespoon 35 Cornstarch, 1 tablespoon 40 Gelatine, 1 tablespoon 80 Greens, 1 cup 40 Grapenuts, 1 tablespoon 30 Honey, 1 tablespoon 100 Kou miss (or) Kumiss, 8 ounces 100 Lemon, 1 whole 16 Lettuce, 1 head 40 Macaroni, 1 cup (raw) 300 Milk, 8 ounces 165 Oats, rolled, 1 cup (raw) 300 Oats, steel cut, 1 cup (raw) 900 Orange, 1 large 100 Oil, 1 tablespoon 100 Peanuts, 15 100 Peaches, 1 50 Peas, one-quarter pound (dried) 350 Peas, green, 1 cup 150 Prunes, 5 (dried) 100 Potatoes, 1 large 100 Raisins, 10 large 100 Raspberries, 1 cup 60 Rice, 1 tablespoon 50 Syrup, 1 tablespoon 50 Sugar, 1 tablespoon 60 Tomatoes, 1 large 50 Walnuts, 8 100 Wheat, rolled, 1 cup (raw) 250 Whey, 1 cup 100
MEMORANDUM
INDEX TO RECIPES
_Green Vegetables._
Artichokes, 18
Asparagus, 18
Beets, 19
Carrots, 19
Carrot Puree, 19
Corn, 22
Cauliflower, 21
Cabbage, 23
Kale, 24
Kohlrabi, 23
Mushrooms, 22
Mixed Vegetables, 20
Onions, 22
Peas, 20
Peppers, 21
Parsnips, 21
Potatoes, 25
Sauerkraut, 24
Squash, 25
Spinach, 21
String Beans, 21
Tomatoes, 25
Turnips, 24
Vegetable Oysters, 24
_Legumes, Eggs and Cheese._
Beans (baked), 28
Beans, Lima, 29
Beans (raw), 30
Bean and Lentil Puree, 29
Lentils or Peas (baked), 28
Cottage Cheese, 32
Eggs, boiled, 30
Eggs, scrambled, 31
Eggs, pickled, 31
Omelet, 32
_Miscellaneous Dishes._
Cabbage with Rice, 36
Cabbage Rolls, 36
Dumplings with Prunes, 33
Green Peas with Dumplings, 35
Irish Stew, 33
Lima Beans with Carrots, 34
Lentils with Onions, 35
Macaroni with Pea Sauce, 37
Macaroni with Cheese, 37
Mixed Vegetables, 35
Peas with Carrots, 34
Potato Stew, 36
Peas and Chestnuts, 37
Pea Loaf, 38
Pea Cheese, 38
Rice with Pea Sauce, 37
Succotash, 35
Spanish Omelet, 37
_Soups or Gruels._
Asparagus Soup, 40
Apple Soup, 48
Arrowroot Gruel or Soup, 51
Bean Soup, 39
Buttermilk Soup, 41
Blackberry Soup, 49
Barley Soup, 45
Bread Soup, 50
Bread Gruel or Soup, 50
Barley Gruel or Soup, 50
Bran Gruel or Soup, 50
Corn Gruel or Soup, 41
Cornstarch Gruel or Soup, 52
Celery Gruel or Soup, 46
Cauliflower Gruel or Soup, 47
Knorr’s Soup, 39
Cherry Soup, 49
Huckleberry Soup, 48
Milk Soups, 41 to 44
Nut Gruel or Soup, 52
Potato Soup, 49
Plum Soup, 49
Pea Soup, 40
Spinach Soup, 47
Tomato Soup, 47
Water Gruel or Soup, 44
Whey Gruel or Soup, 45
Wheat Gruel or Soup, 51
Raw Cereal Gruel or Soup, 51
Onion Gruel or Soup, 53
Oatmeal Gruel or Soup, 53
Rice Gruel or Soup, 45
String Bean Gruel or Soup, 47
Sago Gruel or Soup, 52
_Cereals, Noodles, Dumplings._
Almond Rice, 59
Apple Rice, 59
Brown Rice, 60
Bread and Milk, 58
Barley, 57
Bran Mush, 56
Bran and Rye Mush, 56
Buckwheat Groats, 55
Boiled Whole Wheat, 57
Baked Cornmeal Dumplings, 62
Bread Dumplings, 62
Cornmeal Mush, 57
Cherry Rice, 59
Currant Rice, 60
Carrot Rice, 60
Crackers and Milk, 58
Directions for Boiling Rice, 58
Dumplings, 61
Macaroni, 60
Noodles, 61
Polenta, 57
Rice Cream, 59
Rice Flour, 57
Raw Wheat, 56
Rylax with Prune Jam, 55
Rolled Wheat, 55
Rolled Oats (cooked), 55
Rolled Oats (raw), 56
Rhubarb Rice, 60
Steel Cut Oats, 55
Tomato Rice, 60
_Breads, Cakes, and Puddings._
Apple Pancakes, 75
Apple-Bread Pudding, 79
Apple Fritters, 72
Bran Muffins, 68
Bread, 64
Bran Bread, 69
Black Bread Pudding, 78
Baked Bread Pudding, 79
Boston Brown Bread, 69
Biscuits, 62
Bread Omelet, 73
Buckwheat Cakes, 76
Cherry Pancakes, 76
Coffee Cake, 65
Cake, 65
Cereal Omelet, 73
Corn Bread, 72
Corn Fritters, 74
Corn Meal Pudding, 78
Crusts, 72
Doughnuts, 73
Egg Toast, 74
Fried Bread, 72
Frosting, 70
Flour Bread Pudding, 78
Fruit Cake, 71
German Pancakes, 75
Hominy Cakes, 73
Imperial Sticks, 72
Mixed Flour, 71
Matzoon Cake, 77
Matzoon Pudding, 77
Pop-Overs, 68
Pompernickle, 64
Pastry, 69
Plum Pudding, 69
Potato Pudding, 79
Plum Pancakes, 75
Pie, 70
Plain Bread Pudding, 77
Rice Fritters, 74
Rye Nuts, 71
Raw Bread, 59
Rice Pudding, 77
Rice Flour Pudding, 79
Roman Meal Cakes, 76
Steamed Bread Pudding, 78
Sago Pudding, 77
Strawberry Short Cake, 70
Sand Tart, 69
Sun-Dried Bread, 66
Snow Balls, 74
Toasts, 66
Vegetable Pudding, 79
White Muffins, 69
_Sauces and Salad Dressing._
Almond Sauce, 83
Butter Sauce, 81
Cream Sauce, 83
Caper Sauce, 82
Cherry Sauce, 82
Horse Radish Sauce, 82
Lemon Sauce, 82
Milk Sauce, 82
Mint Sauce, 81
Mustard Sauce, 82
Mushroom Sauce, 82
Olive Sauce, 83
Tomato Sauce, 81
French Dressing, 94
Honey Dressing, 85
Mayonnaise Dressing, 84 and 85
Syrup Dressing, 85
_Salads._
Apple Salad, 85 and 86
Apple and Banana Salad, 91
Apricot Salad, 91
Asparagus Salad, 89
Banana and Grape Salad, 91
Banana Salad, 90
Boiled Vegetable Salad, 86
Beet Salad, 92
Cereal Salad, 88
Celery Root Salad, 90
Carrot Salad, 92
Cranberry Salad, 91
Cranberry and Celery Salad, 91
Cranberry and Banana Salad, 91
Cranberry and Pear Salad, 91
Celery Salad, 86
Cabbage Salad, 86
Cheese Salad, 87
Cucumber Salad, 86
Corn Salad, 89
Dandelion Salad, 87
Dried Vegetable Salad, 92
Egg Salad, 88
Empire Salad, 88
Fruit Salad in Gelatine, 91
Lettuce Salad, 87
Mushroom Salad, 89
Mixed Spinach Salad, 87
Nut Salad, 87
Olive Salad, 89
Orange Salad, 90
Orange and Banana Salad, 91
Pineapple Salad, 90
Pineapple and Apple Salad, 90
Pineapple and Orange Salad, 91
Peach Salad, 91
Plum Salad, 92
Potato Salad, 90
Radish Salad, 89 and 92
Rhubarb Salad, 89
Spinach Salad, 87
String bean Salad, 89
Tomato Salad, 86
Tomato and Watercress Salad, 87
Yellow Dock Salad, 87
_Fruits and Light Puddings._
Apple Sauce, 95
Apple Snow, 96
Apricot Sauce, 96
Apricot Snow, 96
Apple Tapioca, 96
Ambrosia, 95
Apple Pudding, 98
Apple Sago, 78
Arrowroot Gruel, 78
Banana Gelatine, 95
Boiled Custard, 78
Blackberry Sago, 97
Baked Apples, 94
Baked Apples in Gelatine, 95
Baked Peaches, 94
Berry Tapioca, 98
Baked Apples in Oil, 97
Buckthorn Bark Emulsion, 94
Chocolate Corn Starch, 97
Currant, Raspberry or Peach Pudding, 98
Cranberry Sauce, sterilized, 99
Dried Fruits, 97
Fig Butter, 93
Fruit Tapioca, 97
Gooseberry Pudding, 96
Gooseberry Compote, 96
Ground Dried Fruit, 94
Lemon Filling, 99
Peaches with Cream, 97
Pineapple Gelatine, 95
Plain Junket, 99
Rhubarb Pudding, 98
Rhubarb Wine, 99
Strawberries with Cream, 97
Stewed Blackberries, 96
Stewed Huckleberries, 97
Sterilized Dried Fruits, 93
Soaked Fruit, 93
Tomato Tapioca, 97
_Fluids and Gelatines._
Apple Barley Water, 106
Albumen Water, 106
Almond Milk, 107
Boiled Milk and Cream for Table Use, 101
Boiled Milk, 102
Barley Water, 102
Bran Tea, 104
Buckthorn Tea, 105
Bran Gelatine, 106
Bean Tea or Broth, 109
Clabber, 103
Camomile Tea, 105
Cocoa Shells, 108
Coffee, 108
Cocoa, 109
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, 103
Fruit Lemonade, 107
Fennel Tea, 105
Flaxseed Tea, 106
Irish Moss, 106
Kumiss, 102
Lemonade, 104
Lemonade with Egg, 107
Legume Gelatine, 109
Milk, 100
Malted Milk, 104
Milk Eggnog, 107
Malt or Cereal Coffee, 108
Preparation of Modified Milk (raw), 100
Pasteurized Milk, 102
Pea and Lentil Soup, 109
Rice Water, 102
Raw Green Pea Juice, 106
Rye Lemonade, 108
Scalded Milk (Modified), 101
Sterilized Milk (Modified), 102
Strawberry Milk, 108
Toast Water, 104
Toast and Apple Water, 104
Unfermented Beer, 105
Whipped Sour Milk, 103
Whipped Sweet Cream, 103
Whey, 105 and 106
Water Eggnog, 107
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