Slice thin, some nice, white bread, perfectly sweet. Toast a light brown, and butter with fresh butter.—Mrs. S. T.
Scalded Toast.
Prepare and toast the bread as above directed. Then lay in a covered dish and pour boiling water over it. Turn to one side, and drain out the water. Then put fresh butter on each slice, with a small pinch of salt. Serve in a covered dish.—Mrs. S. T.
Milk Toast.
Slice the bread thin, toast a light brown, butter each side, and sprinkle with a little salt. Put in a covered dish, and pour over it boiling milk.—Mrs. S. T.
Carolina Small Hominy.
Wash and pick. Drain, and soak an hour in cold water. Drain again, and put in a saucepan, with one pint boiling water to one pint hominy. Boil till dry like rice. Eat with cream, butter and salt, or with sugar, butter and nutmeg.—Mrs. S. T.
Dishes Suitable for the Sick
May be found in various parts of this work, such as rice pudding, baked custard, and various preparations of tapioca, sago, and arrowroot. Grapes are valuable in fever, and also good for chronic sore-throat.—Mrs. S. T.
Thieves' Vinegar.