1920 What to Drink E L Bertha

DRINKS FOR INVALIDS AND CHILDREN

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APPLE TEA (UP-STATE RECIPE)

3 large tart apples, i pint of water, Sugar.

Peel and slice the apples very thin, pour a pint of boiling water over them and boil for five minutes. Allow them to stand until cold, then strain off the water. Sweeten it slightly, unless the patient prefers the water very tart.

ARROWROOT WITH MILK

£ pint of milk, i dessertspoonful of arrowroot, i teaspoonful of sugar.

Mix the arrowroot with a little cold milk until a smooth paste. Pour a half pint of boiled milk over it, pouring slowly and stirring constantly. Bring to the boiling point and boil for six minutes. (Arrowroot must be well boiled). Strain, add the sugar and serve. I want to impress upon my readers the necessity of serving any drink intended for an invalid in the most attractive manner possible.

ARROWROOT WITH WATER

£ pint of water, i dessertspoonful of arrowroot, i teaspoonful of sugar, i teaspoonful of lemon juice.

Mix the arrowroot with a little cold water, making it perfectly smooth. Pour the boiling water over this slowly, stirring well; cook until boiling, and continue for six minutes. Strain, add sugar and lemon juice. Serve in an attractive glass on a pretty plate on which a spotless doylie is laid.