112 Blue Ribbon Cook Book

Oatmeal Drink—(1) Dissolve } cup of oatmeal in a pitcher of water;
let settle, and drink cold. (2) Take 1 cup sugar, } a lemon sliced small,
and 13 cups fine oatmeal; mix them with a little warm water first, and then
pour on 4 quarts boiling water, stir well together, let settle, and use cold.
Any other flavoring can be used instead of the lemon if desired. (3) Mix
ye greed 1 a ee 1} cups fine oatmeal, 1 cup Blue Ribbon cocoa.
Add 4 quarts boiling water. Use when cold. Add ice if you have it.

Cocoa—1 tablespoon Blue Ribbon cocoa, | tablespoon sugar, 14 cup
water, speck of salt, 144 teaspoon Blue Ribbon vanilla. |

Mix cocoa, sugar, salt and water to a poste cook smooth. Add to hot
milk, and reheat. Add vanilla. Beat unti frothy.

More or less cocoa and sugar may be used; also more water. A little
whipped cream, or marshmallow on top on the cup adds to the attractive-
ness.

Chocolate—1 square (ounce) of chocolate, 2 tablespoons sugar, }
cup boiling water, 14 cups scalded milk, speck of salt, 4 teaspoon Blue
Ribbon vanilla.
Add hot water to the chocolate, s , and salt; heat until chocolate is
dissolved, then boil 2 to 5 minutes. Add hot milk and vanilla. Reheat and ‘
serve.

Iced Tea—Fill gone almost full of cracked ice, and fill with hot
freshly made tea. Serve with sliced lemon and powdered sugar.

Iced Coffee—Make the same as iced tea, but some like cream added
first. Omit lemon.

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FRUITS '

These are valuable to the diet, mainly because of their mineral salts and
vitamins. They often act as a mild laxative, and their cellulose gives bulk
to the food. They are also useful as appetizers.

Baked Apples—Wash apples, and remove the cores; fill the holes with \
sugar, and add a little spice and a piece of butter on each apple; put } cup
of hot water in the pan and bake the apples until tender. Baste frequently.
If one strip of skin is pared from the centre, the apple will retain its shape
better. A few raisins or nuts may be added just before cooking is done.

_ Baked Pears—Use the same method as for apples, or pears may be
peeled and quartered. 3

Baked Bananas—Remove skins, cut in halves lengthwise if they are
large. Sprinkle with lemon juice and a little sugar; add a few pieces of
butter and a very little water. A tart fruit syrup may be used instead.

Bake until soft — 10 or 15 minutes. |