This section is from the book "Lessons In Cookery", by Thomas K. Chambers. Also available from Amazon: Lessons In Cookery.
Ingredients. - One crust of bread. One quart of water. Time required, half an hour.
To make Toast and Water:
1. Take a crust of bread and toast it quite brown on all sides, in front of the fire.
N. B. - Crumb should not be used, as it would turn sour.
2. Put the toasted crust of bread into a jug, and pour on it one quart of cold water.
3. Cover the jug with a cloth, and stand it aside for half an hour.
N. B. - This is a pleasant drink, and considered more refreshing than when made with boiling water.
 
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