INVALID COOKERY.
Cup of Arrowroot. Time—¼ hour.
1 dessertspoonful arrowroot, 1 pint milk.
Boil the milk, and meanwhile mix the arrowroot to a smooth paste with a little cold milk, then pour the boiling milk on to it and stir till smooth. If not thick enough, return it to the saucepan and stir for 2 or 3 minutes over the fire. Serve with sugar or salt.
A cup of cornflour can be made in the same way.
Barley Water. Time—20 minutes.
2 dessertspoonfuls prepared barley, 1 pint milk or water.
Put the barley into a basin and mix to a smooth paste with a little cold milk or water, then add to it gradually the boiling milk or water, stirring carefully with a wooden spoon all the time. Boil 10 minutes, stir continually and avoid lumps. Sweeten, and if made with water serve with lemon-juice.