g the embers. A few seconds suffice to make it boil, and the
decoction, grounds and all, is poured out into a small cup, which fits
into a brass socket, much like the cup of an acorn, and holding the
china cup as that does the acorn itself. The Turks seem to drink this
decoction boiling, and swallow the grounds with the liquid. We allow
it to remain a minute, in order to leave the sediment at the bottom.
It is always taken plain; sugar or cream would be thought to spoil it;
and Europeans, after a little practice, are said to prefer it to the
clear infusion drunk in France. In every hut these coffee boilers may
be seen suspended, and the means for pounding the roasted berry are
always at hand.

2302. Coffee Milk.

(FOR THE SICK-ROOM.)--Boil a dessertspoonful of ground coffee, in
nearly a pint of milk, a quarter of an hour, then put into it a
shaving or two of isinglass, and clear it; let it boil a few minutes,
and set it by the side of the fire to clarify. This is a very fine
breakfast beverage; but it should be sweetened with sugar of a good
quality.

2303. Iceland Moss Chocolate

(FOR THE SICK-ROOM).--Iceland moss has been in the highest repute on
the Continent as the most efficacious remedy in incipient pulmonary
complaints; combined with chocolate, it will be found a nutritious
article of diet, and may be taken as a morning and evening beverage.

_Directions_.--Mix a teaspoonful of the chocolate with a teaspoonful
of boiling water or milk, stirring it constantly until it is
completely dissolved.

2304. Alum Whey.

A pint of cow's milk boiled with two drachms of alum, until a curd is
formed. Then strain off the liquor, and add spirit of nutmeg, two
ounces; syrup of cloves, an ounce. It is useful in diabetes, and in
uterine fluxes, &c.

2305. Barley Water.

Pearl barley, two ounces; wash till freed from dust, in cold water.
Boil in a quart of water a few minutes, strain off the liquor, and
throw it away. Then boil the barley in four pints and a-half of water,
until it is reduced one half.

2306. Agreeable Effervescent Drink for Heartburn, &c.

Orange juice (of one orange), water, and lump sugar to flavour, and in
proportion to acidity of orange, bicarbonate of soda about half a
teaspoonful. Mix orange juice, water, and sugar together in a tumbler,
then put in the soda, stir, and the effervescence ensues.

2307. Apple Water