a cup of lemonade, orangeade, grape
juice, etc., put white of an egg slightly beaten, mix thoroughly, strain
and serve.

The following may or may not be albuminized.

3. Fruit juices; lemonade, orangeade, unfermented grape juice, currant,
berry juice.

4. Milk; peptonized milk, albuminized, buttermilk, malted milk, and milk
porridge.

5. Stimulating drinks; tea, coffee, cocoa.

6. Broths; beef broth, mutton broth, chicken broth, bouillon, consomme,
oyster broth, clam broth, oyster soup, clam soup, beef tea, and beef
juice.

7. Eggs; raw eggs and egg-nog.

8. Cooling and nourishing drinks; oatmeal water, rice water, barley water
and toast water. Ices and ice cream may be included in the liquid diet
list.

SOFT DIET.--This diet includes everything in the liquid diet list, and the
following additional foods:

1. Bread: soft bread; dry toast; milk, water or cream toast, brown bread
(after the first day on soft diet).

2. Eggs: poached, soft-boiled and shirred.

3. Cereals: all cooked for some hours; cornmeal, oatmeal rice, sago,
wheaten grits and cream of wheat.

4. Desserts: junket, custards, milk puddings, rice, thoroughly cooked,
tapioca, jellies, baked and stewed apples, prunes whipped and stewed, ices
and ice cream.

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CONVALESCENT DIET.--This includes everything in the liquid and soft diet
lists and the following in addition:--

1. Breads: wheat, rye, Boston brown and graham bread and biscuits.

2. Meats: broiled steak, mutton, fish, game and fowl, or stewed fowl. Also
calf's head, calf 's brains, shell fish and oysters.

3. Eggs, as in soft diet.

4. Drinks as in soft diet.

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