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grate. All lioles in tlic body of a fowl eliould be sewed up as tight as poa- 

 sible — not merely drawn together, but tiglit. 



A badly cooked fowl Bhould never be set before an invalid, or one whoso 

 digestion is naturally weak. Tlio following makes a nice dish for a delicate 

 ajipetite : 



Lay Iialf a dozen crackers in a tureen ; pour enough boiling water over 

 them to cover them. In a few minutes tlicy will be swollen three or four 

 times their original size. Now grate loaf sugar and a little nutmeg over 

 them, and dip on enough cream to make a nice sauce, and you have a 

 simple and delicious dessert that will rest lightly ujion the sfoinacli, and it 

 is easily prepared. Leave out the cream, and it is a valuable recijie for 

 " sick-room cookery." 



Lemonade. — ^Thrce lemons to a pint of water makes strong lemonade ; 

 sweeten to taste. This is a cool, refreshing, pleasant, and salubrious bev- 

 erage for invalids. 



Mead. — Three pounds of sugar, five gills of molasses, tliree pints of wa- 

 ter, three ounces of tartaric acid, one ounce of sarsaparilla. Stir it over the 

 fire till at the boiliiig-jioint. "When cold, Ijuttle and cork tight. Add tljo 

 Bupercarbouatc of soda when you drink it. 



Ginger Beer. — Two gallons of boiling water, two pounds of crushed 

 sugar, one and a half ounces of bruised ginger, one ounce of cream of tartar, 

 one lemon, two tulilespoonfnls of yeast. Mix all together (except the yeast) 

 and let it stand over-night ; then add the yeast ; strair and bottle it ; tie 

 down the corks. In twelve hours it may be drank. 



r.EEK Tea is very nourishing if rightly ]>reparcd. Take perfectly lean 

 parts of fat beef, cut it into cubes lialf an inch square, and soak it some hours 

 in cold M-ater, and then boil all together for an hour. You may improve 

 this by adding a toasted cracker to each bowlful. 



The following formula is given by Liebig : Half a pound of I'nsh, lean beof, 

 cut small in one pint and a third of pure wafer, with four drops of muriatic 

 acid and half a small si>oonful of salt, to stand an hour cold, ami then strain 

 without sfpieezing. It may then be cooked and taken hot or culd 



Mutton or chicken tea should I)e made nceording to the first of the above 

 directions, and rice may be a<hled, if not intended solely for drink. 



491. ('aulioiis about Prcsrrvinsr llcallli.— The art of j.reserving health is of 

 more consequence than all the i>re.~erip(ions for pampering sick npitetites. A 

 great deal of sickness might bo avoide.l by forethought. Tiiere is iilwnys 

 some cause to produce sickness, and that cause may frequently Iw reuiovoil 

 by a few hours' labor. 



Stagnant water in the cellar is a great breeder of disease. U't there al- 

 ways be a free passage of air thr-uigh the <ellar by taking out the window*, 

 so that the air can circulate freely and keep it bealthy. 



If there are stagnant iionds near your dwellings, tlioy should »k« <lmin.il. 

 Kemove, as far as you can, every <-auso of disease; bo teuiperalo and regu- 

 lar in all your liabits ; avoid exposure, and bo careful of what you eat. 



