Gelatine Food

Ingredients

• a piece of gelatine 2 inches square
• one-half pint of water
• a teaspoonful of arrowroot
• a half tumblerful of milk
• 2 table-spoonfuls of cream
• a small quantity of white sugar

Method

1. 1

   Soak gelatine in cold water for 1 hour.

2. 2

   Then boil it in one-half pint of water until it dissolves, which will be in 10 or 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Have at hand a teaspoonful of arrowroot mixed into a paste with a little water, and add it to the boiling water before removing from the fire, with a half tumblerful of milk, stirring the whole constantly.

4. 4

   Then add 2 table-spoonfuls of cream.

5. 5

   Sweeten with a small quantity of white sugar, and at once take from the fire, as it will burn if left over the fire with the sugar in.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GELATINE FOOD. Take a piece of gelatine 2 inches square and soak it in cold water for i hour. Then boil it in MEDICAL DIVISION. 83 one-half pint of water until it dissolves, which will be in 10 or 15 minutes. Have at hand a tea- spoonful of arrowroot mixed into a paste with a little water, and add it to the boiling water before removing from the fire, with a half tumblerful of milk, stirring the whole constantly. Then add 2 table-spoonfuls of cream. Sweeten with a small quantity of white sugar, and at once take from the fire, as it will burn if left over the fire with the sugar in. DR. MEREI'S FOOD FOR CHILDREN. Take a tea-spoonful of arrowroot

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