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Breakfast Cocoa with Egg

From The farm cook & rule book, 1923

Serves 1

This makes a nutritious beverage for a child or a person who is ill.

Presented as published in 1923. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • 1% teaspoonfuls cocoa
  • 1/2 cupful milk
  • 1% teaspoonfuls sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoonful salt
  • 2 tablespoonfuls boiling water
  • 1 egg

Method

  1. Mix the cocoa, sugar and salt and add the water.

  2. Bring to the boiling point, stirring constantly, and boil 2 minutes.

  3. Turn into the scalded milk and beat.

  4. Beat an egg to a light froth and add the cocoa gradually, beating constantly.

Nutrition per serving

126Calories
5 gProtein
19 gCarbs
4 gFat

As published

This recipe was extracted from The farm cook & rule book (1923) by Nell Beaubien Nichols, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

14 teaspoonful salt % teaspoonful vanilla Mix cocoa, sugar and salt. Add the boiling water and boil until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Add milk and heat to the scalding point. Beat with a Dover egg beater if one is avail- able and add the vanilla just before serving. A marshmallow or spoonfuls of whipped cream may be added to every cupful of the hot cocoa. Breakfast Cocoa with Egg 1% teaspoonfuls cocoa % cupful milk 1% teaspoonfuls sugar % teaspoonful salt 2 tablespoonfuls boiling water 1 egg

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