Oatmeal Gruel.--Boil one part oatmeal and two parts water in double boiler
two hours; strain through gravy strainer, add one quart sweet cream, a
little sugar, pinch of salt. Do not make it too sweet.

Raspberry Shrub.--Place red raspberries in a stone jar and cover them with
good cider vinegar, let stand over night, next morning strain and to one
pint of juice add one pint of sugar, boil ten minutes, bottle hot. When
desiring to use place two tablespoonfuls full of the liquid in a glass of
ice water; very nice.

Root Beer.--Take blackberry root, black cherry bark, spruce boughs,
wintergreens, sarsaparilla roots; steep in a large vessel till all the
goodness is out; strain, and when lukewarm put in a cup of yeast, let
work, bottle up, sugar to sweeten.

Cream Toast.--Toast a piece of light bread and moisten it with hot water;
butter and then put on a layer of sweet cream on top and place in oven a
moment. This is easily digested.

Lemon Jelly.--On one box gelatine pour 1 pint cold water and let stand one
or two hours. Then put on 4 cups of granulated sugar, squeeze juice of 4
lemons with the grated rind of one. When gelatine is dissolved, pour over
it one quart boiling water and stir. Pour this over sugar and lemon juice
and stir thoroughly until all is dissolved; strain. Put fruit in if
desired--turn into molds, cool until firm.

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Baked Custard.--One quart milk. 4 eggs beaten light (separately). 5
tablespoons sugar, mixed with the yolks; nutmeg and vanilla. Scald but do
not boil the milk, add, gradually, yolks and sugar, then add whites and
flavor. Pour into dish or cups, set in pan of hot water, grate nutmeg over
top and bake until firm. Eat cold.

Mountain Dew.--Yolks of two eggs, 3 crackers (rolled),--four if small. 1
pint milk, pinch of salt, cook in double boiler. Beat whites of two eggs
stiff, add 3/4 cup sugar, lemon extract for flavor. Set in oven and brown.
This will serve four people.

Raspberry Vinegar.--Equal parts of red and black raspberries, wash them
and cover with cider vinegar, let stand over night. Strain and to each
pint of juice take 1 lb. white sugar and boil 15 minutes. Bottle ready for
use. To drink use about 2 tablespoons in glass of ice water.

Milk Porridge.--l tablespoon each of cornmeal and wheat flour wet to a
paste with cold water, cook in two cups boiling water twenty minutes, then
add 2 cups milk and cook a few minutes, stirring often.

Lemon Velv