Chapter 9

Wholesome beverages

The cup that cheers but not inebriates

Harmful substances contained in tea

Theine

Tannin

Use of tea a cause of sleeplessness and nervous disorders

Tea a stimulant

Tea not a food

Coffee, cocoa, and chocolate

Caffein

Adulteration of tea and coffee

Substitutes for tea and coffee

Recipes:

Beet coffee

Caramel coffee

Caramel coffee No. 2

Caramel coffee No. 3

Caramel coffee No. 4

Mrs. T's caramel coffee

Parched grain coffee

Wheat, oats, and barley coffee

Recipes for cold beverages:

Blackberry beverage

Fruit beverage

Fruit beverage No. 2

Another

Fruit cordial

Grape beverage

Lemonade

Mixed lemonade

Oatmeal drink

Orangeade

Pineapple beverage

Pineapple lemonade

Pink lemonade

Sherbet

Tisane

Table topics.

Milk, Cream, and Butter

Milk, chemical composition of

Proportion of food elements

Microscopic examination of milk

Casein

Casein coagulated by the introduction of acid

Spontaneous coagulation or souring of milk

Adulteration of milk

Quality of milk influenced by the food of the animal

Diseased milk

Kinds of milk to be avoided

Distribution of germs by milk

Proper utensils for keeping milk

Where to keep milk

Dr. Dougall's experiments on the absorbent properties of milk

Washing of milk dishes

Treatment of milk for cream rising

Temperature at which cream rises best

Importance of sterilizing milk

To sterilize milk for immediate use

To sterilize milk to keep

Condensed milk

Cream, composition of

Changes produced by churning

Skimmed milk, composition of

Buttermilk, composition of

Digestibility of cream

Sterilized cream

Care of milk for producing cream

Homemade creamery

Butter, the composition of

Rancid butter

Tests of good butter

Flavor and color of butter

Artificial butter

Test for oleomargarine

Butter in ancient times

Butter making

Best conditions for the rising of cream

Upon what the keeping qualities of butter depend

Cheese

Tyrotoxicon

Recipes:

Hot milk

Devonshire or clotted cream

Cottage cheese

Cottage cheese from buttermilk

Cottage cheese from sour milk

French butter

Shaken milk

Emulsified butter

Table topics.

Eggs

Eggs a concentrated food

Composition of the egg

How to choose eggs

Quality of eggs varied by the food of the fowl

QStale eggs

QTest for eggs

How to keep eggs

To beat eggs

Albumen susceptible to temperature

Left-over eggs

Recipes:

Eggs in shell

Eggs in sunshine

Eggs poached in tomatoes

Eggs in cream

Poached or dropped eggs

Poached eggs with cream sauce

Quickly prepared eggs

Scrambled eggs

Steamed eggs

Whirled eggs

Omelets

Recipes:

Plain omelets

Foam omelets

Fancy omelets

soft omelets

Table topics.

Meats

Character of meat

Nutritive value

Excrementitious elements

Flesh food a stimulant

Diseased meats

Jewish customs in regard to meat

Trichina

Tapeworm and other parasites

Meat unnecessary for health

The excessive use of meat tending to develop the animal propensities

Objections to its use

Pork

Calves' brains and other viscera

Meat pies

Scallops

Pates

Comparative nutritious value

Variation and flavor

Composition and digestibility

Selection of meats

Preservation of meats

Jerked beef

Pemmican

Preparation and cooking of meat

Frozen beef

Best methods of cooking

Boiling

Stewing

Steaming

Roasting

Broiling

Beef, economy and adaptability in selection of

Recipes:

Broiled beef

Cold meat stew

Pan-broiled steak


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