Cup of Arrowroot

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoonfuls arrowroot
• ½ pint milk
• 1 teaspoonful sugar

Method

1. 1

   Moisten the arrowroot with a little of the milk, put the remainder on to boil; when boiling, pour it over the arrowroot, stirring quickly.

2. 2

   Put it back into the saucepan and boil for 3 minutes, then add the sugar.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Liverpool School of Cookery recipe book (1900) by E. E. Mann, page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 teaspoonfuls arrowroot. ^ pint milk. Cup of Arrowroot. 1 teaspoonful sugar. Method : Moisten the arrowroot with a little of the milk, put the remainder of the milk on to boil ; when boiling, pour it over the arrowroot, stirring quickly all the time. Put it back into the saucepan and boil 3 minutes, then add the sugar. Arrowroot Pudding. ^ pint arrowroot (see above). \ 1 egg. Method : Make \ pint cup of arrowroot. While still hot, but not boiling, stir in the beaten yolk of egg. Whip the white to a very stiff froth, and mix it lightly in. Pour into a greased pie dish, and bake in a moderate oven about 20 minutes. Beef-tea Custard. J pint beef tea. 1 white. 2 yolks of eggs. Salt and pepper. Method : Mix the ingredients well together and strain into a buttered cup. Cover with ungreased paper and steam very gently till set — about ^ hour. Serve hot or cold, or put a few pieces into a cup of broth. The water in the pan should not bubble after the custard is put to steam. Invalid’s Rice Pudding. 2 oz. rice. 1 oz. sugar. 1 pint milk. A little grated nutmeg. 1 oz. butter. Method : Wash the rice, add it to the milk, cover the INVALID COOKERY. 103 pan and simmer, stirring occasionally, till the rice is quite soft and the mixture thick. Add the other ingredients, put into a buttered dish and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes, or until the top is nicely browned. Milk and Gelatine. ^ oz. gelatine. A oz. sugar. A pint milk.

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