Peptonised Milk

Ingredients

• 1 pint of milk
• 1/2 pint of water
• 1 teaspoonful pancreatic solution
• 15 grains bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. 1

   Dilute milk with water and divide into two portions.

2. 2

   Heat one part to boiling point, then mix with the cold liquid to achieve about 140°F.

3. 3

   Add pancreatic solution and bicarbonate of soda.

4. 4

   Mix well and set aside in a warm place for 20 minutes to 1 hour.

5. 5

   Then boil for 3 minutes and serve like ordinary milk.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Liverpool School of Cookery recipe book (1900) by E. E. Mann, page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peptonised Milk. Dilute 1 pint of milk with pint of water, and divide the mixture into two portions. Heat one part to boiling point, then mix it with the cold liquid, getting a tem- perature of about 140° Fah. Add to this 1 teaspoonful pancreatic solution and 15 grains bicarbonate of soda

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