Ingredients
- a pint of water
- three table-spoonfuls of arrow root powder in a tea-cup of water till quite smoo
- one half
- two tea-spoonfuls of wine
Directions
1
Mix three table-spoonfuls of arrow root powder in a tea-cup of water till quite smooth, cover it, and let it stand a quarter of an hour. Put the yellow peel of a lemon into a skillet with a pint of water, and let it boil till reduced to one half. Then take out the lemon-peel, and pour in the dissolved arrow root, (while the water is still boiling;) add sufficient white sugar to sweeten it well, and let it boil together for five or six minutes. It may be seasoned (if thought necessary) with two tea-spoonfuls of wine, and some grated nutmeg.
2
It may be boiled in milk instead of water, or in wine and water, according to the state of the person for whom it is wanted.
By Eliza Leslie ·
Recipe sourced from
gutenberg