Quantity for 1 Person.
- ⅛ lb. of figs
- ½ pt. of water
- ½ wineglassful of Malaga
- 1 tbsp. of sugar
Preparation: Rinse the figs and cut them into small pieces, add the water, and set them aside for 12 hours. At the expiration of this time boil until very tender, add the other ingredients, rub through a sieve; to those not seriously ill it can be served without straining.
No. 51—ZWIEBACK (SWEET TOAST).
Ingredients.
- ½ pt. of milk and water
- 2 cents yeast
- ½ lb. of flour
- ¼ lb. of butter
- ⅛ lb. of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 pinch of salt
Preparation: Take 2 parts of water and 1 part of milk to make ⅛ pint, heat until lukewarm and dissolve the yeast in it; the mixture is stirred to a smooth batter with part of the flour, then let it rise in a warm place for about an hour. Butter, sugar, eggs, salt and the remainder of the flour are mixed well and added to the yeast mixture. Wrap the dough in a cloth sprinkled with flour and set aside in a warm place over night; the next day the dough is put into oblong bread pans, and baked in a medium hot oven. After the baking is done and cold, cut it into strips that are of a uniform thickness of ¼ inch, place them into a buttered pan and brown them slightly. The Zwieback can be sprinkled with sugar before browning.
No. 52—TEAS PREPARED FROM VARIOUS MEDICINAL HERBS.
Camomile, Peppermint, Fennel, Elderberry Blossoms, Basswood Blossoms, Sage, etc.
Quantity for 1 Person.