10,182. 1. Put two slices of stale bread in a covered bowl with a little more than enough hot water to cover them, and let them soak for ten or fifteen minutes, then add two spoonfuls of sweet milk, and a little white sugar; boil for ten minutes, stirring constantly. Wine or butter may also be added if desired.

10,183. 2. Mix in a coffee cup of hot water, a glass of wine, a dessertspoonful of white sugar, and a little nutmeg. Set over the fire to boil. Have ready some grated bread crumbs, and the moment the mixture boils, stir the crumbs in rapidly, and continue stirring until it has boiled to a proper thickness to drink.

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3. Break three or four water crackers in a bowl with half a pint of boiling water, cover, and let stand until the crackers are quite soft, then serve with a little sugar and grated nutmeg. A dessertspoonful of wine may be added.

10,185. 4. Take the crumb of a penny roll and soak it in milk for half an hour, then squeeze the milk from it; have ready an equal quantity of chicken or veal scraped very fine with a knife; pound the bread crumbs and meat together in a mortar. It may be cooked mixed with either veal or chicken broth, or poached like an egg, by taking it up in two spoons in pieces the shape of an egg, after seasoning it, and served on mashed potato.