The Skilful Cook Part 99

Beef Tea.

_Ingredients_--1 lb. of rump or beef steak.

1 pint of cold water.

_Method._--Cut the steak into small pieces, and put them into a jar with the water; tie a piece of paper over the top.

Put the jar to stand in a saucepan of boiling water for four hours.

Pour the tea from the beef, and remove the fat when cold; salt can be added to taste.

Mutton Broth.

_Ingredients_--1 lb. of scrag end of neck of mutton.

2 pints of water.

1 tablespoonful of rice.

Salt to taste.

_Method._--Cut up the mutton, and put it into a saucepan with the water.

Simmer gently for four hours.

Then strain away from the meat, and set on one side to cool.

When quite cold carefully remove the fat, and put the broth into a clean saucepan.

Put it on the fire to boil, and, when boiling, throw in the rice, which should have been well washed.

As soon as the rice is cooked, the broth is ready.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Clear Barley-water.

_Ingredients_--2 oz. of pearl barley.

A little thin lemon peel.

1 pint of boiling water.

Sugar to taste.

_Method._--Wash the barley, and put it into a jug with the lemon peel.

Pour the boiling water over it, and add the sugar.

Let it stand until cold, and then strain it.

Thick Barley-water.

_Ingredients_--2 oz. of pearl barley.

1 quart of water.

A little thin lemon peel.

Sugar to taste.

_Method._--Wash the barley, and put it into a saucepan With cold water.

Boil for ten minutes.

Then throw the water away, and wash the barley. This is to blanch it. If this were not done the barley water would have a dark-coloured, unpleasant appearance.

Put it into a saucepan, with the quart of water, and boil gently for two hours.

Sweeten to taste, and then strain it.

Rice Water.

_Ingredients_--2 oz. of rice.

3 pints of water.

1 inch of cinnamon.

Sugar to taste.

_Method._--Wash the rice well, and throw it into three pints of boiling water, with the cinnamon.

Boil gently for two hours.

Sweeten to taste, and strain.

Apple Water.

_Ingredients_--2 large apples.

A little thin lemon peel.

1 pint of boiling water.

Sugar to taste.

_Method._--Peel and cut up the apples.

Put them into a jug with the lemon peel and sugar.

Pour over the boiling water, and cover close until cold; then strain it.

Lemonade.

_Ingredients_--2 lemons.

4 lumps of sugar.