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NUTJUTIOUS DRU'VKS.
the si<le
of
the
fire,
for
two
hours ; then
boil,
for
eighteen
minutee,
stirring
it
well
in
order
f9
prevent it from burning ; sugar, lemon juice,
nutmeg, or ginger,
may
be
added
88
required.
'.l'hese sago
drinks
are
nutritious, light, easily
digested, and are peculiarly adapted for perso.oa
whose stomachs are in an irrita.ble state, aa no
substance is more bland and soothing.
BARLEY WATER.
Wash pearl barley, two
ounce5
and a
half',
and boil, for one minute, in half a pint of
wa.–
ter, which
throw away ; then pour on to the
barley four pints of W!'ter ; boil down to hro
pint3,
and strain.
May
be flavored with sugar
and lemon peel, if required. Barley water
is
elightly nutritiVe,
easy
of
digestion,
and
an
ez.
ooileni beverage
in
febrile .
~d
inflammatory
eaaea.
BARLEY WATER
Pour
Xury'8
Rlcip..
Wipe
very
clean,
by
rolling
in
a aot\ cloth,
two table-spoonfuls
of
pearl b&rley ;
put
it
into
a
().tla.rt
jug with a lump or two of sugar, a
•
·~or
two of sa.lt, and a strip of lemon
peel
cut thin ; fill up the jug with boiling water,
and
keep the mixture gently stirred for some
minutel!,
then
cover
it
downi and
let
it stand
till perfectly cold.
In
twelve
hours or less
it
will be fit for use,
but it
is
better made o..-er
night.
It
theH
directions
be
followed,
the
bar-