Beef, or Mutton Broth for very weak People

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
Source
The Art Of Cookery
Status
success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (3)
broth
Instructions (7)
  1. boil it till it comes to a quarter of a pint
  2. Season it with a very little some of salt
  3. skim off all the fat
  4. give a spoonful of this broth at a time
  5. To very weak people, half a spoonful is enough
  6. to some a tea-spoonful at a time
  7. and to others a tea-cup full
Original Text
To make Beef, or Mutton Broth for very weak People, who take but little Nouriſhment. TAKE a pound of beef, or mutton, or both together: to a pound put two quarts of water, firſt ſkin the meat and take off all the fat; then cut it into little pieces, and boil it till it comes to a quarter of a pint. Seaſon it with a very little ſome of ſalt, ſkim off all the fat, and give a ſpoonful of this broth at a time. To very weak people, half a ſpoonful is enough: to ſome a tea-ſpoonful at a time; and to others a tea-cup full. There is greater nouriſhment from this than any thing elſe.
Notes
—