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POLICE GAZET'l"......
lNVALIDS' DRINKS.
Oatmeal Drink.
Ruh two tab"espoonfuls (two ounces) of oatrnPal
smooth by gradually s tirring in a teacupful of cold
wat<· r ;
add
a.
pinch of salt. Stir this inLo a quart of bo iling waler
and let
IL
boll half an ho1n·. Stmin it through a fin <' sicYe.
Rice Water.
Tak•~
best Carolina or Patna ricP, s hould be was hed with
cn ld water, t hen boiled in a good measu re of water for ten
minutes, t ho water struined otI, and more added; and so on
till the goodness is boiled out of the rice. T he water i<>
rna.dy to drink when cold. Croum may 1.Je added if
Llwrn
be
u
· ~
high fever; a pinch of salt a lso,
if
desired, or Uavoring
··s
for barley water.
White Wine Whey.
Put two pints of nPw milk in a sauc<>pan, and s fir i 1
over a clear fire ill it is ucar
y
t
oiling ; t hon add a quarter
of a pint. of Slwrry, aud s 11ume1· fo1·
u.
qua rter uf an ho111·,
s kimming off I.he c:urd as it risos. Then add a t ablespoon –
ful more Sherry, and s kim again fo1· a few minutti, till the
whey is clear; sweeten with loaf s ugar , if required.
Barley _Water.
Add to a pint of boiling wate r half a t ablespoonful (half
a.n ounce) of barley, rubbed smooth, with t wo
tabl~spoon
fuls of cold wate r: add also a pinch of sa lt and a table.
spoonful of s ugar. Let it boil five minutes. It is to be