CEREAL WITH DATES
| 1 | heaping tablespoonful oatmeal. |
| 1 | cup of water. |
| ¼ | teaspoonful of salt. |
Mix, put in a double boiler and cook for one hour. Five minutes before taking this off the fire stir in
| 4 | dates, washed and cut into small pieces. |
Serve with cream.
CREAM TOAST
| 2 | slices of nice brown, dry toast. |
| ¾ | cup of cream. |
| ½ | teaspoonful butter. |
| ½ | teaspoonful flour. |
| ¼ | teaspoonful salt. |
Rub the melted butter and flour; heat the cream till it scalds, or almost boils; mix together and pour slowly over one slice of the toast in a deep dish; then put on the second slice and pour the rest of the cream over that. Serve very hot.