This section is from the book "Lessons In Cooking Through Preparation Of Meals", by Eva Robeeta Robinson. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals.
Petti John - Cream And Sugar
Milk Toast - German Style
One c pettijohn, 2 c boiling water, 1/2 t salt.
To 1 pint scalded milk add 1 T butter, 1 T sugar, 1/2 t salt, 1 t cinnamon, and 1/4 t nutmeg. Pour over 6 slices of rusk, preferably; if not available, 6 well toasted slices of bread. Serve at once.
Reheat the cereal; while the milk is heating for the toast, make the coffee and toast, put some doughnuts on the table, then add the seasoning to the milk. Serve the cereal, then the milk toast, coffee and doughnuts, which have been made previously. Pour the hot milk over the toast just before serving.
Make the Chocolate Hermits immediately after breakfast, leaving the dough to chill until time to prepare the lunch. Bake with the meat pies. Also make the Pineapple Snow in the morning for dinner.
 
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