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Put the arrowroot into a small basin, add to it a table-spoonful of the cold water, and break it with a wooden spoon until quite smooth. Then pour on the rest of the water, mix well, and pour into a small lined saucepan. Stir this over the fire until it boils and thickens, and then let it boil from 7 to 10 minutes longer, to thoroughly cook the arrowroot. Sweeten to taste, and serve in a cup or small basin. A little nutmeg may be grated over the top of it, and wine or cream added as desired. Note. — It is not sufficient to break the arrowroot with a little cold water, and then to pour boiling water on to it until it turns clear. This only half cooks the arrowroot, and might prove most injurious to the patient, besides being so sticky that it is most disagreeable to take. Buy the best arrowroot. Some of the cheap arrowroots are not wholesome. 2560. Arrowroot Made with Milk 1 oz. arrowroot. £ pt. milk. | tea-sp. sugar. Prepare in exactly the same way as water arrowroot, using milk instead of water. 2561. Baked Bananas Wash the bananas and cut off the ends. Put them on a tin or dish in the oven, and bake them until the skin bursts open like a baked apple. Serve hot with sugar and cream. A little lemon juice may be sprinkled over the bananas if they are found wanting in taste. 2562. Bananas and Cream Peel one or two bananas, and cut them in very thin slices with a silver knife. Dust them over lightly with castor sugar, and arrange in a small glass or china dish. Add the juice of half an orange, or, if it is allowed, a little wine or liqueur, such as noyeau or kirsch. Cover and set in a cool place about 15 minutes. Then whip 1 or 2 table-spoonfuls of cream until thick, sweeten to taste, and pile this on the top of the bananas. Probable cost, 4d. to 6 d. 2563. Banana Custard Pudding 1 or 2 bananas. Sugar. Grated lemon rind. 1 tea-cupful of milk. 1 egg- A little butter. Peel and slice the bananas with a silver knife. Lay them at the foot of a greased pie dish, and sprinkle with sugar and grated lemon rind. Beat the egg in a small basin with the milk, and strain over the bananas. Put some small pieces of butter on the top, and bake in a moderate oven. Time to cook, 20 minutes. Probable cost, 4 d. 2564. A Light Batter Pudding 1 table-sp. flour. A pinch of salt. 1 table-sp. suet. 1 egg. 2 table-sps. milk. Mix the flour smoothly with the egg, and beat well until full of air bubbles. Add the suet very finely chopped, and thin down with the milk to the consistency of thinnish cream. Allow the mixture to stand for 1 hour if possible, then pour into a greased pie dish or fireproof dish, and bake in a quick oven until nicely browned and well risen. Time to bake, about 15 minutes. Probable cost, 2c?. or 3c?. 2565. Beef Tea Pudding 1 gill of beef tea. I 1 table - sp. bread- 1 egg. I crumbs. Beat up the egg with the beef tea. Put the breadcrumbs into a small greased pie dish, and pour the beef tea and egg over them. Wipe round the edges of the dish, and let the pudding stand about 10 minutes, until the bread-crumbs are thoroughly soaked. Then bake in a moderate oven until firm to the touch. Serve hot. Time to bake, 10 minutes. Probable cost, 6c?. 2566. Chocolate Cream 2 oz. grated chocolate. I 1 gill double cream. 2 table-sps. water. j