1859 The Book of one Hundred Beverages - BERNHARD (William) -

~ous DRINXS. 51 and a half of water, until swollen ; then boi1, until the tapioca is done, stirring it well to prevent burning ; add sugar, lemon juice, nut– meg, or ginger, ~ may be required.· TAPIOCA,,-- • . When made plainly, iS perhaps ~tter relished by infants than most other kinds of food, and it js less apt to disagree with ~hem when the stomach is in an irritable state, than flJJ.Y other substance whatever, even arrow-root itself not excepted. :But it should never be ibrgotten that these farinaceous diets,-namely, .sago, arrow– root, and tapioca, &c. are not adapted to SU}>" port life for any . long period of ti:.i . and that, however advantageous their. occasi use· may · be,_still, alone, they are not sufficient to sustain. life.; an.d that a child, or an invalid; may be a,c. tuauy starved to death whilst. crammed with arrow-root o.r tapioca. , .: . _,, . .. .:• ,~ . SAGO MJLX• . . · . ::4. \ ' . , .... -'. Soak one ounce {one . table-spoonful) of sago in oold nter, for an hour; ·pour otf ~is 'Wllte~, and add a pmt and & .balf of. milk ; boil Blowly, until the sago is well incorporated with the milk. ; sugar and nutmeg may be added, ea· • wiahed. BAGO GRUEt. ···. · ·· Wash 11. ta.ble-sp0onful of the best clean pearl sago i allow it to &Oak, in a pint of water, b1

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