Brown delicately a thin slice of stale bread, cut in strips and place in bowl; to one cupful of rich milk, brought to a scald, add a teaspoonful of butter, have ready one heaping teaspoonful of flour blended with water, strain into scalding milk and stir until it thickens, set back and let cook gently while you whip the white of one egg to a stiff froth, add a pinch of salt, then take the simmering milk from the stove and whip the beaten white of egg in quickly. Pour over toast in bowl and serve at once.
CUP CUSTARD.
Allow one egg and three fourths of a cupful of rich milk for each cup, sweeten to taste and flavor with grated nutmeg, or vanilla extract, as you prefer, pour in cups, set cup in shallow tin half filled with water, and place in oven; bake until solid, and knife blade can be drawn out clean. Cooking in the pan of water prevents custards from separating and becoming watery.
RICE FOAM.
Wash one heaping teaspoonful of rice and cook until thoroughly tender in milk; mash through a sieve; add pinch of salt; heat a half cupful of cream to a scald, and stir in the rice. Whip the white of one egg to a stiff froth, and add immediately on removing from the stove. A bit of chopped parsley may be added, if liked. Serve with wafers. This is a pleasant change from sweet gruels, and is very nutritious.
CREAMED GRUEL.
Cook one tablespoonful of rolled oats in scant pint of water; when soft strain through a sieve; add one half cupful of cream; salt to taste, and let come to a scald. Have ready the whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth, take gruel from the fire and whip in the eggs, sweeten to taste and flavor with a dash of nutmeg or a few drops of vanilla extract.
EGG GRUEL.
Heat a cupful of milk to 180 F., and stir into it one well beaten egg mixed with one fourth cupful of cold water. Stir constantly for a few minutes until thickened, but do not allow it to boil again. Season with salt, or if preferred, a little loaf sugar.