THE MANITOBA HEALTH COOK BOOK ere SOG VT ON Oe VO ee ee et ee ee Cocoa Milk 2 ce. sugar Milk ¥ e. water 4 c. butter 1 ¢. cocoa 2 or 3 eggs 1 t. vanilla Boil sugar, cocoa and water for 3 minutes in double boiler. Take off and stir. Add butter and vanilla. Cool and add well beaten eggs. Use one dessert spoon to each glass of hot or cold milk. (A nourishing drink for children. ) Chocolate 1 c. boiling water 2 oz. unsweetened 3c. milk chocolate 2 T. sugar | Add boiling water to chocolate, sugar and salt, heat until chocolate is melted—boil 5 min. Add scalded milk and keep hot over hot water. Beat until frothy before serving. Chocolate Milk Shake 2 sq. unsweetened 3%, c. water 1, ¢«. sugar chocolate Y, t. vanilla Chilled milk Cut chocolate in pieces, add water and cook slowly, stirring constantly until thoroughly blended. Add sugar and boil one minute. Cool and add vanilla. This can be stored in a covered glass jar in the refrigerator. Use 1'% or 2 T. of chocolate syrup to ] c. chilled milk. Orange Frost 214 lbs. granulated 3 pt. boiling water 4 large oranges sugar 2 oz. tartaric acid Put sugar in bowl and squeeze orange juice over it. Add grated orange rind and tartaric acid. Pour boiling water over this and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Let stand over night, strain and bottle. Keep in a cool place. To serve, use 2 to 3 T. of syrup to a glass of iced water. (A very refreshing drink and also very useful in the sick room. ) Raspberry Vinegar 4 qts. raspberries Sugar 1 qt. mild vinegar Pour vinegar over berries and set aside till following day. Mash berries and set aside for 24 hours. Strain and measure juice, and allow | lb. sugar to | pt. liquid. Heat slowly and skim. Boil gently for 25 minutes, then pour into bottles. (Will keep indefin- | itely.) Use with water according to taste. 132