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6.—USEFUL FOOD PREPARATIONS FOR INFANTS.
Albumin Water.—Take the white of a fresh egg and break it
up with a clean pair of scissors. Shake it up well in a clean bottle
with six ounces of water and a pinch of salt, strain through muslin,
sweeten with a little sugar. This may be given alone or with milk.
Suitable for infants and children who digest milk badly.
Barley Water.—Place a teaspoonful of washed and wellcrushed
barley in a jug, pour on it a half-pint of boiling water, stand
it by the fire for an hour, stirring frequently, and then strain through
muslin. This should be made fresh every day.
Beef Juice.—Take a piece of fresh raw beef, mince it very
finely; place it in a cup and cover with pure cold water to which a
little salt has been added. Let it stand for one hour, then strain it
through muslin. A teaspoonful of this may be given to an infant
with or without milk. It must be made fresh.
Lime Water.—This may be obtained of any chemist.
By Order of the Public Health Committee,
J. KING WARRY, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health,
Town Hall, Hackney, N.E.