BEEF TEA. 197 



take in the early morning; and when ladies are of 

 the party, it always ought to be ready, as they can 

 often swallow that when they can take nothing 

 solid. 



Beef tea is made with lean fresh meat, cut into 

 small pieces the size of dice, put into a " digester" 

 or covered jar, which is again placed in a sauce- 

 pan of water, and allowed to simmer until all the 

 goodness is boiled out of the meat, when the juice 

 extracted should be strained and flavoured with 

 salt and pepper. When fresh meat is not ob- 

 tainable, Liebig's Extract of Meat may be used. 

 This extract contains the nutritious constituents 

 of animal food, one ounce containing the soluble 

 matter of about two pounds of fresh meat. Very 

 good beef tea is made by dissolving a dessert- 

 spoonful of the extract in a pint of boiling 

 water, to which salt and pepper should be 

 added. 



When on the march, unless the head 



striking 



servant can thoroughly be depended 

 upon, it is advisable for one of the party to re- 



