Cocoa-shells
A historical recipe from A handbook of invalid cooking, by Mary A. Boland (1893).
A historical recipe
A handbook of invalid cooking: for the use of nurses in training, nurses in private practice, and others who care for the sick, by Mary A. Boland (1893). Project Gutenberg eBook #54568.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Credit
From A handbook of invalid cooking, by Mary A. Boland (1893). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #54568 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54568). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.
Ingredients
- a tablespoon of shells
- a pint of water
- one tablespoon of sugar
- a cup of milk
Method
- Put a tablespoon of shells into a pint of water, and simmer for two hours;
- add one tablespoon of sugar and a cup of milk, then strain out the shells, and it is ready to serve.
- This is a mild and delicately flavored drink, and may be used freely in cases of great thirst.
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