Convalescent’s Diet
Convalescent’s diet includes the liquid and light diets, and, in addition, all easily digested and nutritious food. For meats, game, especially venison and birds, beef, mutton, and chicken may be given, but never either pork or veal. They are difficult of digestion. Eggs in all ways, soft-cooked, scrambled, poached, and as omelets, well-baked potatoes, creamed potatoes, celery, snow pudding, cream of rice pudding, and tapioca cream, jellies, both those made from gelatine and fruits, Graham bread, Graham gems, rusk, and, in fact, any well-made bread, and good cake.
A convalescent may use for drinks plenty of good milk, cocoa, carefully made tea and coffee, occasionally good wine, and the different mineral and drinking waters. Some foods to be avoided are pastry, dark or badly made cakes, pork, veal, any highly seasoned meat dish made with gravy, all kinds of fried food, sausages, heavy puddings, badly made bread, lobsters and crabs.
SPRING
No. 1
Breakfast.
An Orange.
Porridge of Wheat Flakes, with Cream and Sugar.
Omelet, with Broiled Ham.
Coffee. Hot Graham Gems and Butter.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Hot Beef Broth. A Cream-cracker.
Dinner.
Chicken Soup. Creamed Fish.
Mashed Potato. Snow Pudding.
White Cake. Tea.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Hot Milk.
Supper.
Broiled Squab on Toast. Creamed Potatoes.
Bread and Butter. Jelly.
Cocoa.
No. 2
Breakfast.
An Orange.
Farina Porridge, with Cream and Sugar.
French Chops (Mutton). Baked Potato.
Cream Toast of Graham Bread.
Cocoa.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Cracker Gruel.
Dinner.
Mock-bisque Soup. Sticks.
Roast Beef. French Peas. Mashed Potato.
Bread and Butter.
Baked Cup Custard. Coffee or Claret.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Hot Bouillon.
Supper.
Scrambled Eggs. Creamed Potatoes.
Water Toast, with Apple Compote.
Feather Cake. Tea.
SUMMER
No. 1
Breakfast.
Blackberries.
Farina Porridge, with Cream and Sugar.
Broiled Steak. Baked Potatoes.
Dry Toast. Cocoa.
Lunch.
1 Tumbler of Kumiss.
Dinner.
Potato Soup made with New Potatoes.
Baked Fish. Mashed Potatoes. Peas.
Chicken Salad. Lemon Jelly.
Tea.
Lunch.
Soda-water, with Vanilla Syrup and Cream.
Supper.
Cold Broiled Chicken. Bread and Butter.
Blueberries. White Cake.
Cocoa.
No. 2
Breakfast.
Blueberries.
Broiled Perch. Baked Potatoes.
Hot Snow Cakes, with Butter.
Coffee.
Lunch.
Milk-punch.
Dinner.
Broiled French Chop. Duchess Potato.
Peas. Tomato Salad.
Tapioca Cream. Wine Jelly.
Lemonade.
Lunch.
Egg-nog.
Supper.
Hot Water Toast, Buttered. Berries.
Omelet, with Parsley.
Tea. Soft Custard in Cups.
AUTUMN
No. 1
Breakfast.
Oatmeal Mush, with Cream and Sugar.
Broiled Steak. Baked Potatoes.
Oatmeal Muffins, Hot, with Butter.
Coffee.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Hot Beef Broth. A Banquet Cracker.
Dinner.
Celery Soup. Sippets. Roast Pheasant, with Jelly.
Potatoes. Stewed Mushrooms.
Velvet Cream. Cocoa.
Lunch.
A thin Sandwich of Bread and Butter. Tea.
Supper.
Raw Oysters. Cream Toast. Baked Apples.
Rusk. Tea.
No. 2
Breakfast.
Cantaloup.
Farina Porridge, with Cream and Sugar.
Broiled Mutton Chop. Baked Potatoes.
Dry Toast. Coffee.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Hot Chicken Broth.
Dinner.
Oyster Soup. Sticks.
Roast Beef. Creamed Potatoes.
Celery Salad.
Coffee Cream. Tea.
Lunch.
A Cup of Hot Oatmeal Gruel.
Supper.
Poached Egg on Toast. Cocoa.
Graham Bread and Butter. Sponge Cake.
WINTER
No. 1
Breakfast.
An Orange.
Oatmeal Porridge, with Cream and Sugar. Coffee.
Broiled Steak. Baked Potato. Cream Toast.
Lunch.
Egg-nog.
Dinner.
Celery Soup. Croutons.
Roast Chicken. Creamed Onions. Duchess Potato.
Lettuce Salad (plain). Velvet Cream. Coffee.
Lunch.
Cocoa Cordial. Sponge Cake.
Supper.
Fancy Roast of Oysters. Dry Toast.
Chocolate, with Whipped Cream. Orange Jelly.
No. 2
Breakfast.
An Orange.
Wheat Germ, with Cream and Sugar.
Broiled Partridge. Dry Toast. Coffee.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Hot Chicken Broth.
Dinner.
Consommé. Bread.
Roast Beef. Mashed Potatoes.
Tomato Salad.
Cream of Rice Pudding. Coffee.
Lunch.
1 Cup of Mulled Wine.
Supper.
Venison Steak, with Port Wine Sauce.
Toast. Sponge Cake, with Sweet Cream.
Cocoa.