Diet: Soups

Light broths, vegetable soups, with crackers or a little toasted bread.

Fish

Broiled or boiled fresh white flesh fish, raw oysters.

Meats

Eat very sparingly of lean mutton, lamb, chicken or game.

Farinaceous

Whole wheat bread, graham bread, dry toast, crackers, cereals, tapioca, arrowroot (well cooked).

Vegetables

Mashed potatoes - almost all fresh vegetables (well cooked), plain salads of watercress, lettuce and dandelions.

Desserts

Plain milk pudding of tapioca or cornstarch, junkets, stewed or fresh fruits (all without sugar).

Liquids

Weak tea or coffee (without sugar or cream), hot water, pure, plain or aerated water.

Avoid

Articles of diet that are rich and highly seasoned, as curries, pies and pastry, strong soups, foods rich in fats, salmon, herrings, eels, mackerel, and other fish of an oily nature, elaborate entrees, also rich sweets and creams, cheese, dried fruits and nuts, malt liquors, sweet wines, such as champagne, Madeira, brown sherry and port.