The National Cook Book, 9th ed.

by Hannah Mary Peterson

448. Pour enough boiling water over your prunes to cover them, and stand them where they will keep hot but not boil. They require six or eight hours to cook. When they are perfectly done add sugar to the taste of the patient.

COCOA.

449. Put three table spoonsful of cocoa to a pint of water. Let it boil slowly for an hour. Put some sugar and cream in a bowl, pour the cocoa over it and serve hot with toast.

EGG AND WINE.

450. Beat the yelk of an egg very light, add to it a glass of wine and sugar to the taste.

SAGO PUDDING FOR INVALIDS.

451. See tapioca pudding, [No. 452].

[TAPIOCA PUDDING.]

452. Pick and wash a table spoonful of tapioca, pour over it a pint of warm milk, and stand it near the fire for about one hour, but do not let it simmer. Then boil it until it forms a semi-transparent mucilage. Stand it aside to cool.