This section is from the book "Mrs. Rorer's Diet For The Sick", by Sarah Tyson Rorer. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Rorer's Diet For The Sick.
Cream of turnip Cream of oyster Soups: Clear meat soups Tomato broth Clam broth Oyster broth Chicken broth, with celery
Fish: Fresh white-fleshed fish, broiled, boiled or planked Oysters, in small quantities Terrapin
Meats:
Beef, mutton, poultry and game, broiled, baked or stewed Calves' sweetbreads Tripe Boiled calves' heads
Sauce: Cream, egg and Tomato without thickening
Eggs:
Eggs in all ways, except fried or hard boiled Milk:
Skimmed milk
Skimmed milk junket
Cheese in small quantity
Vegetables: Celery
Shaved raw cabbage Carefully-boiled cucumbers, without sauce Cauliflower
Broiled fresh mushrooms Cress lettuce
Chicory
French artichokes, with butter sauce Spinach Raw tomatoes Cymlins
Breads: Almond wafers Almond bread Gluten bread, made from eighty percent, gluten flour Gluten gems Aleuronat gems Aleuronat zweiback Soy gems Bran loaf Bran wafers Eighty percent, gluten biscuits
Fruits: Oranges Lemons Grape fruit In mild cases", peaches
Desserts: Cup custard Almonds Brazilian nuts
Beverages: Clear weak tea and coffee Plain and aerated waters
Fats.
A little olive oil, with lemon juice, on lettuce Cocoanut butter may be used on vegetables A little unsalted, perfectly fresh butter may be taken once a day
All warmed-over meat dishes All highly-seasoned soups Milk soups with thickening Salt fish Lobster Crabs Shrimps
Pink-fleshed fish Clams Scallops
Veal and pork, with the exception of broiled bacon Liver and kidneys Potatoes Parsnips Carrots Peas Salsify Old Peas Beans
Lentils
Sweet corn
Asparagus
Boiled cabbage
Canned mushrooms
Radishes
Raw cucumbers
Winter squash
Sweet potatoes
Yams
Breads and all cereals
Boiled coffee
Chocolate
Wines
Liquors
Beer
All fruits, except those mentioned
All sweets, pastries and puddings
 
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