- 1 cup boiling water.
- 2 heaping teaspoonfuls arrowroot.
- 2 heaping white sugar.
- 1 tablespoonful brandy or 3 tablespoonfuls of wine.
An excellent corrective to weak bowels.
Arrowroot Blanc mange. ✠
- 1 cupful boiling milk.
- 2 dessertspoonfuls best arrowroot, rubbed smooth in cold water.
- 2 teaspoonfuls white sugar.
- Vanilla or other essence.
Boil until it thickens well, stirring all the while. Eat cold with cream, flavored with rose-water, and sweetened to taste.
Sago
May be substituted for arrowroot in any of the foregoing receipts, when you have soaked it an hour in water poured over it cold, and gradually warmed by setting the cup containing it in hot water. Boil rather longer than you do the arrowroot.
Sago Gruel. ✠
- 2 cups water.
- 2 tablespoonfuls sago.
- 3 teaspoonfuls white sugar.
- 1 glass of wine.
- 1 tablespoonful lemon juice.
- Nutmeg to taste, and a pinch of salt.
Put the sago in the water while cold, and warm by setting in a saucepan of boiling water. Stir often, and let it soften and heat for one hour. Then boil ten minutes, stirring all the while; add the sugar, wine, and lemon, and pour into a bowl or mould to cool. Eat warm, if preferred. The wine and nutmeg should be omitted if the patient be feverish.