beef tea
Concentrated cattle extract
Beef tea is a thin, warm broth made by simmering beef in water, traditionally given to invalids and convalescents as easily digestible nourishment.
Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was thought to restore strength without taxing the digestive system.
The preparation extracts flavor and some nutrients from the meat but contains little actual protein.
The nurse brought him a cup of beef tea to help him regain his strength.
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- bovineOf the cattle family
- bone brothSimmered skeletal liquid
- restorativePromoting return to health
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
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