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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
to be heated, do not let it boil. Always take the chill 
off milk served to children. 
Generally speaking, cooked food is better than un- 
cooked, even fruits. Baked apples or apple sauce, for 
example, are safer to give the sick than raw apples. 
Toast is better than bread. Toast upon which the 
butter has melted should not be given to a sick person. 
Have the toast hot, and butter each mouthful as eaten. 
Bread should be at least one day old before given to a 
sick person. Hot breads, such as fresh rolls and biscuits, 
are not good foods for ill people. Fried foods should 
be kept from invalids and children. 
The best way to prepare a potato for an invalid is to 
bake it. It should be served when it is light and mealy, 
and never after it has become soggy. 
The best way of cooking meat is to broil it, having 
the outside well browned, and the inside soft and juicy, 
never dry and hard. 
A Tray for Liquid and Soft Food 
The tray should be large enough to hold two glasses or 
a cup and saucer and a glass, as well as salt or sugar. 
Put two spoons on the tray, and if the patient is using 
a tube or a feeder, put that on the tray. One of the 
glasses should contain fresh water. Offer a glass of 
water before and after the nourishment. 
The tray for soft solids. Suppose the meal is to be 
boiled rice, or other cereal, and toast. The tray should 
have a fresh doilie, salt, sugar (covered), a glass of 
water, two teaspoons, a knife, if butter is allowed on the 
toast, and a small pitcher of milk or cream for the rice. 
Put the cereal in a deep saucer or small bowl, cover 
with a plate or saucer and rest on another plate. Spread 
a small napkin on another plate. Put the toast on it, 
then wrap the napkin around it to keep hot. 
Sick people should have plenty of water to drink. 
