Invalid dishes…

Recipe books from the past nearly always included dishes suitable for invalids… and this little cornflour recipe book from Colman’s (the mustard people) has its own section…

Colman’s Cornflour is particularly suitable for sick people. It is made from Rice and is scientifically prepared to form a light easily digested Cornflour. Doctors always recommend Coleman’s Cornflour for delicate digestions because it is absolutely NON-IRRITANT. Milk taken alone is often found indigestible by sick people. This is because it forms a clot in the stomach. The addition of Cornflour helps break up this clot. It will therefore be found that milk (necessary for the sick and convalescent) can be taken freely and enjoyed if taken in conjunction with Cornflour.
It can be very easily made up in a number of attractive ways which will assist in the difficult task of tempting the patient’s appetite.

One wonders how scientific this actually is… I don’t think Trading Standards would pass this today! There follows two recipes, Cornflour Milk, and Cornflour Gruel; the only difference is the ratio of cornflour to milk, much less with the milk, much more with the gruel… it sounds more like a white sauce!

Not being able to find a suitable image, I have just chosen a yellow one!