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 * ½ lb. of chocolate

½ cup of water

Sugar to taste

1½ qts. of milk

Preparation: The chocolate is broken into pieces and dissolved in the water on the stove, the milk is added and brought to boil. Mix in sugar to suit your taste.

Remarks: You may stir in 2 yolks of eggs. Plain chocolate is made by using more water and mixing 1 tablespoonful of flour with water and adding this to the chocolate while cooking.

Ingredients and preparation are the same as given under No. 22, Chocolate. When cooled off, strain through a sieve, add 1 teaspoonful of vanilla, place into ice and salt for 3 hours and serve in tumblers or sherbet cups with whipped cream on top.


 * 4 tbsps. of cocoa

½ tsp. of vanilla

1½ qts. of milk

Sugar to taste

2 yolks of eggs

Preparation: The cocoa is stirred smooth with milk, add the sugar, let it get hot, stirring constantly. Add the rest of the milk, cook 1 minute and add the vanilla. Mix the yolks of eggs well with one tablespoonful of milk and stir into the cocoa.

Remarks: You may omit the yolks of eggs and instead stir a tablespoonful of flour, mixed with water, into the boiling cocoa.


 * 8 even tsps. of tea

2 qts. of water

Preparation: The tea is put into a well covered pot. Pour on 1 pt. of boiling water, cover and let it steep 3 minutes, then pour on the rest of the water and set to draw again 5 minutes before serving.

Ingredients and preparation are the same as given under No. 25, Tea. But add to this ½ teaspoonful of vanilla.

Remarks: You may add a small piece of lemon peel when pouring on the water.

Dried tea leaves may be used for sweeping carpets. Moisten the leaves and sprinkle them on the carpet. This will clean the carpet and absorb the dust when sweeping.