Choice of the following: _a_ Three whipped eggs. Add a tablespoonful each of sugar and lemon juice _b_ A bowl of clabbered milk, with a sprinkle of sugar A cup of hot water, with sugar and cream
Boiled onions, and either cabbage or carrots One egg, or an omelet A baked potato A cup of hot water or cocoa
If small portions of the above foods are eaten, two egg whites and one yolk may be taken at the close of the evening meal. (See recipe, Vol. III, p. 678). This makes an excellent dessert, delegating to the body much warmth, and aiding in the general digestion of other foods.
A cup of hot water Two tablespoonfuls of wheat bran, cooked thirty minutes; serve with thin cream A portion of prunes, soaked in clear hot water until soft A small, baked potato
Peas or asparagus Carrots or turnips A potato A spoonful of bran
Just after rising take a tablespoonful of olive-oil and a cup of hot water.
A cantaloup A tablespoonful of wheat bran, well cooked An egg A new potato, baked A glass of water
Lettuce or spinach Boiled onions and carrots Wheat bran
A salad of lettuce, with nuts Spinach, string beans, or new peas A potato Two tablespoonfuls of bran
On rising one-half pound of Concord grapes.
A small portion of whole wheat, well cooked; serve with thin cream Two egg whites, lightly poached A tablespoonful of wheat bran
Celery hearts A baked potato Wheat bran, with cream
Bran meal gems Parsnips, en casserole Onions, en casserole A potato
A cup of hot water and a tablespoonful of olive-oil may be taken before each of these meals.
A cup of hot water Soaked prunes Bran meal gems, with nuts A baked banana
Winter squash or stewed pumpkin A tablespoonful of bran
A Spanish onion, en casserole Carrots or parsnips Bran meal gems or a potato (An hour after this meal, drink half a glass of prune juice)
In cases of appendicitis the following articles should be omitted: Tea, coffee, tobacco, all stimulants and intoxicants, white bread, rice, oatmeal, cornbread, sweets and confections of every kind.
MENUS FOR THE PREGNANT WOMAN AND FOR THE NURSING MOTHER
There is nothing so important, or that wields so much influence over the comfort, the health, and the life of the pregnant woman as her food, and there is nothing, perhaps, to which she gives so little attention.