Rice Milk

Pick and wash the rice carefully; boil it in water until it swells and softens; when the water is partly boiled away, add some milk. It may be boiled entirely in milk, by setting the vessel in which the rice is in, in boiling water; sweeten with white sugar, and season with nutmeg. It may also be thickened with a little flour or beaten egg.

Flaxseed Tea

One-half pound of flaxseed, one-half pound rock candy, and three lemons, pared and sliced; pour over this two quarts of boiling water; let it stand until very cold; strain before drinking. This is good for a cough.

Appleade

Cut two large apples in slices, and pour on them one pint of boiling water; strain well, and sweeten. Ice it before drinking.

Blackberry Syrup

One quart of blackberry juice, one pound of sugar, one-half ounce of nutmeg, one-half ounce of cinnamon, one-fourth of an ounce of cloves, one-fourth of an ounce of allspice.

Toast Water

Toast stale bread until quite brown, but do not burn it; put it into a large bowl, and pour over it boiling water; let it stand for an hour or so, strain, and put in a piece of ice before drinking.

Toast

Toast bread until a nice brown all over, taking great care not to burn; butter each slice, dip into hot water, or pour over each piece enough sweet cream to moisten it.

Blackberry Wine

To one gallon of mashed berries add one quart of boiling water, and let it stand twenty-four hours; then strain them, and to every gallon of juice add three pounds of brown sugar. Put in a jug or demijohn, and cover with a thin piece of muslin until October, then bottle it off.

Wine Whey

Sweeten one pint of milk to taste, and, when boiling, throw in two wine glasses of sherry; when the curd forms, strain the whey through a muslin bag into tumblers.

Arrowroot Custards

Boil a pint of milk, and while boiling stir into it one large spoonful of arrowroot, mixed smooth with a little cold milk; add a little salt; let it boil three or four minutes, then let it cool, and add a couple of beaten eggs, sugar, and nutmeg to the taste, and set it where it will get scalding hot, stirring all the time. As soon as it boils up, turn it into custard cups.

Cracked Wheat

To one quart of hot water take one small teacup of cracked wheat and a little salt; boil slowly for half an hour, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Serve with sugar and cream, or new milk.

Raw Egg

Break a fresh egg into a glass, beat until very light, sweeten to taste, and add two tablespoonfuls of port wine, then beat again.

Fine Hominy

Put to soak one pint of hominy in two and one-half pints of boiling water over night in a tin vessel, with a tight cover; in the morning add one-half pint of sweet milk and a little salt. Place on a brisk fire in a kettle of boiling water; let boil one-half hour.

Oat-Meal Mush

Sift into boiling water, with a little salt, oat-meal until about the consistency of common mush; let it boil one-half hour.