Stir into a pint of boiling water, a tablespoonful of rice flour, which has been mixed with a little water; let it boil fifteen minutes, stirring all the time; then season with sugar and nutmeg, or a little cream.
TAMARIND WATER.
Upon a gill of good tamarinds, pour a pint of boiling water; cover it, and let it stand until cold, with a lump of ice: it is very grateful to a feverish person. Both currant and quince jelly make pleasant drinks, prepared in the same way.
CREAM OF TARTAR PUNCH.
Pour on a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, a tumbler full of boiling water; sweeten to your taste, with loaf sugar, and drink as hot as possible, upon getting into bed; a teaspoonful of nitre in it is excellent for a fever, or a cold.
LEMONADE.
Squeeze and strain the juice of six lemons into three pints of ice water; sweeten to your taste: by adding a gill of good French brandy, it will be lemon punch. Some persons prefer it made with boiling water, and then cooled with ice.
VEGETABLE SOUP.
Slice one potato, one turnip, one onion, one carrot, and a little celery; boil in a quart of water one hour; toast some bread nicely; cut in small pieces, and lay in a bowl: add salt to the soup, and pour over the toast.