Oatmeal Caudle
Add one egg yolk and one tablespoon brandy or sherry to Oatmeal Gruel.
Rice Gruel
- 2 tablespoons ground rice
¼ cup cold water
2 cups milk
¼ teaspoon salt
Mix rice and cold water; add scalded milk and cook in double boiler two hours, stirring occasionally. Strain, add salt, and serve.
Dry Toast
Cut stale bread in one quarter inch slices; remove crust or not as preferred. Dry in oven; place on toaster and toast over clear fire, first on one side and then on the other, having both sides a golden brown. Arrange in toast rack or cover with napkin.
Buttered Toast
Prepare bread as for [Dry Toast], and spread with butter as soon as taken from toaster.