The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

to 15 m. before serving. Very cooling and refreshing. _Egg_--1 egg, 2 tablespns. sugar, 2½ tablespns. lemon juice, water to make 2 glasses. Beat egg and sugar, add lemon juice and beat, then add water. _White of Egg_--2-2½ tablespns. lemon juice, white of 1 egg, 1 tablespn. sugar. Beat white of egg and sugar, add lemon juice, then water. _Milk and Egg_--1 egg, ¼-½ cup milk, 1 teaspn. or more lemon juice, a little grated rind of lemon. Beat yolk of egg and add cold milk, turn into glass; beat white of egg with a trifle of salt and add half the lemon juice; add remainder of lemon juice to the yolk and milk, lay white on top and serve at once. =Egg Orangeade= Beat the white of 1 egg with the juice of 1 large sweet orange, strain. =To Prepare Fruit Juices= The most desirable juices for drinks are made from fresh, ripe, uncooked fruits by crushing, and straining through a cloth. It is better to pour cold water over some fruits and let them stand for a while before straining. Apples may be sliced or chopped and water added. For canning fruit juices, see pp. 60, 61. The liquid from soaking acid dried fruits in water for several hours (without cooking) is refreshing; also the juice in which chopped raisins have been steeped. =Cranberry Juice= Crush or grind 1 qt. of cranberries, pour 1 qt. of boiling water over, cool; add sugar after straining and stir until it is dissolved. =Cereal Coffees or Drinks= The bulk of the so-called “cereal” drinks on the market have some commercial coffee in them, as well as chicory. There are a few, however, made of combinations of grains, or of fruits, nuts and grains, only. Those containing chicory require a long boiling, according to the directions on the packages, to destroy the rank, harsh flavor of the chicory; and the ones made of parched grains without caramel in any form are improved by long steeping to develop the mild flavor. But it is a great mistake to boil those having a characteristic,