OATMEAL GRUEL (_Dr. Rice, of Colorado_), No. 1.
Add one tea-cupful of oatmeal to two quarts of boiling water, slightly
salted; let this cook for two hours and a half, then strain it through a
sieve. When cold, add to one gill of the gruel one gill of thin cream
and one tea-spoonful of sugar. To this quantity add one pint of boiling
water, and it is ready for use.
BEEF (_Dr. Rice_), No. 2.
Scrape one-half pound of beef, and remove all the shreds; add one-half
pint of water, and three drops of muriatic acid. Let it stand one hour;
then strain it through a sieve, and add a small portion of salt.