The royal baker and pastry cook : $b A manual of practical cookery

with sugar, and hot coffee added. =Tea.=—Water for tea should be freshly heated and just boiling. Teas are of differing strengths, but a safe rule is 1 teaspoon dry tea to ½ pint boiling water. Scald tea-pot; put in dry tea and cover for 1 minute. Add boiling water, cover closely. Let stand 3 to 6 minutes, strain off into second hot pot. A wadded cozy will keep tea hot for a long time off the fire. =Cocoa.=—The usual rule is 1 teaspoon cocoa to each cup. Mix dry cocoa with little cold water, add scalded milk or boiling water, and boil 1 minute. =Chocolate.=—1 square unsweetened chocolate, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons hot water. Grate chocolate, boil all together till smooth, add gradually 1 pint scalded milk, cook in double boiler 5 minutes. Some like to add 1 teaspoon vanilla. It can be made stronger by using more chocolate. [Illustration: (Decorative Design)] Cookery for the Sick Always prepare food for the sick in the neatest and most careful manner. In sickness the senses are unusually acute, and far more susceptible to carelessness, negligence, and mistakes in the preparation and serving of food than when in health. =Corn Meal Gruel.=—Mix 1 tablespoon corn meal, ½ teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons cold water. Add 1 pint boiling water, simmer slowly 1 hour. In serving bowl put 2 tablespoons cream, 1 lump sugar, strain in gruel, stir for a moment, and serve. Flour and arrowroot gruel is made in the same way, but cooked only 10 minutes. Farina gruel is made with milk and cooked 1 hour in double boiler. Boil oatmeal gruel 1 hour and strain. =Barley Water.=—Wash 2 tablespoons pearl barley, scald with boiling water, boil 5 minutes, strain. Add 2 quarts cold water, simmer till reduced ½. Strain, add lemon juice to taste. Good in fevers. =Wine Whey.=—Scald 1 cup milk, add 1 cup wine, cook gently till it wheys. Strain through cheese-cloth. =Beef Tea.=—Chop very fine 1 pound lean beef round. Cover with ½ pint cold water. Stand in cold place 1 hour. Set over hot water, stir