| 4 hard crackers 1 quart water Sugar |
Break crackers into pieces and bake quite brown; add water and boil fifteen minutes, allow to stand three or four minutes. Strain off the liquid through a fine wire sieve; season with salt and a little sugar. This is a nourishing beverage for infants that are teething, and with the addition of a little wine and nutmeg, is often prescribed for invalids recovering from a fever.
Bread Panada, 162 Calories
| 1½ cups water 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons stale white bread crumbs ¼ cup white wine 1 tablespoon lemon juice Nutmeg |
Put water and sugar on to cook, just before it commences to boil add the bread crumbs; stir well, and let it boil three or four minutes. Add the wine, lemon and a grating of nutmeg; let it boil up once more, remove from fire, and keep it closely covered until it is wanted for use.
THE COOK SAYS
Cook has discovered some little things which help to make her dishes so much above the average.
When next making griddle cakes add a little brown sugar or molasses to the batter, the cakes will brown better and more easily.