Toast Water

Ingredients

• Toast stale bread
• Salt to taste

Method

1. 1

   Toast stale bread until a rich dark brown, and use equal measure of boiling water.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Scientific cooking with scientific methods (1911) by Sarah E. Woodworth Craig, page 149. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Toast water is often used for nausea, bread being toasted quite brown. Clam water is used to stimulate the stomach so it will retain the food. Fruit waters are used for fever patients, for the reason they are cooling and slightly stimulating, a;j well as valuable for their salts and acids. In sweeten- ing fruit water always have a heavy syrup made with sugar and water. Beef essence, which is the expressed INVALID COOKERY. 337 juice of the beef, and is given where a condensed form of food is necessary, is best prepared from meat cut from top of round. Beef tea is the juices of the meat diluted with water, and a stimulant rather than a nutrient. Egg- nogs are used where a large amount of nutriment is necessary as well as for a stimulant. Semi-solid foods are the gruels, and those made from oatmeal and corn are heat-producers, and should not be given with inflammatory symptoms. Arrow- root makes a delicate gruel, and is more easily digested than any other form of starch. Solid foods comprise those given during convales- cence, and it is during convalescence that the nurse can display her skill and good judgment quite as much as during the more critical period of the disease. Rice Water. 2 tablespoons rice. i/l. cup milk or cream. 2 cups cold water. Salt to taste. Thoroughly wash rice in three waters, and rub the graias between the hands. Add to water and boil until tender; strain and add to rice, water, milk or cream as desired. Salt to taste. Reheat and serve. Barley Water. 3 tablespoons barley. Salt to taste. 4 cups cold water. Lemon juice. Sugar. Pick over barley and soak in water overnight. Boil very slowly for two hours. (After boiling for fifteen minutes slowly on range, it is best to put it in double boiler and finish the cooking, as there will be no danger of burning.) Strain, season with salt, lemon juice and sugar. Reheat and serve. 338 SCIENTIFIC COOKING. Toast Water. Toast stale bread

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