5. Vegetables: tomatoes, green peas, string beans, potatoes (Irish and
sweet), lettuce, cresses, asparagus, onions, celery, spinach and
mushrooms.
6. Desserts: custards, creams, jellies, ripe fruits and stewed fruits. No
pastry or rich puddings.
FOODS FOR DIFFERENT MEALS FOR THOSE WHO CAN EAT,
BUT WHO DO NOT HAVE MUCH APPETITE.
Breakfast; drinks: tea, coffee, cocoa, milk or albuminized fruit juices;
cereal with cream; eggs; omelet, scrambled or poached on a piece of round
toast, or soft boiled in a hot cup; muffins or gems.
Dinner; broiled porterhouse or tenderloin steak; baked potatoes; bread or
rolls; pretty salad, as apple salad in apple case; custard baked in
souffle dish; tea, cocoa or milk.
Supper; broiled squab, raw oysters or meat balls, asparagus tips on toast,
fresh or stewed fruit, bread cut in fancy shapes.
Foods that may be taken together.--Meat; eggs: soft boiled, poached,
shirred or baked; potatoes, baked, boiled or mashed; fruit sauce and ices
may go with the following: stewed tomatoes, salad, spinach, or cucumbers,
acid drinks, etc., any foods prepared with vinegar.
Meats, vegetables cooked in milk, or served with cream sauce, cream soups
and eggs prepared with milk may be given with fruits, vegetables, drinks,
etc., containing no acids.
Foods that should not be taken together.--Any food prepared with milk
should not be given with lemonade, tomatoes, salads containing much
vinegar or any foods served with vinegar or lemon juice.
Diets in Fevers.--Furnished us by a Trained Nurse in a Hospital.