“FOOD FOR CHILDREN OF NINE MONTHS
…Raw meat juice is another useful method of feeding where for any reason cow’s milk or other foods disagree. It can be simply made as follows: —
After washing a quarter of a pound of lean raw beef scrape it into as fine shreds as possible, and put in a cup. Add two tablespoons of cold water, cover cup, and allow to stand for about an hour in a cool place. Now strain it and squeeze the juice out by wringing the pulp in a piece of muslin.”
– The Australian Household Guide, Ed: Lady Hackett, 1916
I can’t see Heinz adding raw meat juice to its baby food range any time soon. Mind you, you never know, especially when a baby who is presumably reared on the stuff looks like this:
Is this what happens when you drink raw meat juice? The Australian Household Guide, 1916
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