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Lastly, remember that fresh air and sunshine tend to cure and
prevent not only consumption, but many other diseases.
Remember that it is as injurious to breathe the contaminated
air of an unventilated room as to drink water contaminated with
sewage.
Note.—Patients should give ample notice to the Medical Officer of Health
of their intention to remove, together with full address of their intended
future residence.
CROYDON HEALTH LECTURES.
SOME USEFUL RECIPES.
How to cook Peas, Beans or Lentils.—Dried peas, haricot
beans, and lentils contain as much flesh-forming material as meat,
and are much cheaper. They must be soaked over-night and will
then take about two hours to cook. No salt must be added till they
are cooked, or they will not get soft. As they contain no fat, some
fat bacon or dripping, or a suet pudding, should form part of the
meal.
Lentil or Pea Soup.—Soak a pint of split peas or lentils all
night in enough water to cover them. Slice two onions (a carrot
and a turnip, if you have them), put in a saucepan with a bit of
dripping, and fry a few minutes. Add the lentils, and two quarts
of water, or liquor in which meat or bacon has been boiled. Boil
about two hours, till soft, and serve with fried bread. Bones or
bacon rind improve the soup. No salt should be added till the
lentils are soft. It is an improvement to pass them through a
sieve. A mixture of peas and haricot beans can be used for a
change. Cost about 3½d.
Sheep's Head Pie.—Clean the head and put it into enough
cold water to cover it, with vegetables if you have any. Simmer
gently till the meat will leave the bones. Chop up the meat and
mix it with bread-crumbs or soaked crusts, some chopped onions,
and some of the broth. Put it into a pie-dish, cover it with bread
crumbs and some bits of dripping, and brown it in the oven. Cost
about 8d.
Scotch Broth.—Take the broth in which the sheep's head has
been cooked, cut up some vegetables or onions, add a cupful of rice
or pearl barley, and boil till the rice is soft.