Lowney's Cook Book / Illustrated in Colors

by Maria Willett Howard

• 1 tablespoon tamarinds
  1 cup boiling water

Let tamarinds stand in water one half hour, strain, chill, and serve.

Toast Water

Dry and brown in the oven very thin slices of white or graham bread, break into small pieces, cover with boiling water; when cold, strain and season with salt.

Sugar Sirup

• 1 cup sugar
  ½ cup boiling water

Boil two minutes, keep in preserve jar, and use when needed.

Irish Moss Lemonade

• 4 tablespoons Irish Moss
  2 cups cold water
  3 tablespoons lemon juice
  Sugar Sirup

Pick over and soak moss in cold water to cover for one half hour; drain, cover with two cups cold water, and cook ten minutes; strain, add lemon juice and Sugar Sirup to taste.