Sandwiches.
Method.—Beat the white and crushed shell of the egg and half the cup of cold water together; mix with the coffee, pour over the boiling water, stir thoroughly, and boil from three to five minutes with the nozzle tightly closed; pour half a cup of cold water down the spout; stir in one tablespoonful of coffee and let stand on the range, without boiling, ten minutes.
Five-o'clock Tea.
Ingredients.
Tea.
Candied ox-heart cherries.
Slices of lemon.
Boiling water.
Method.—Fill the tea-ball half full with tea, put the ball into the cup, with a cherry or a slice of lemon, and pour boiling water over them; remove the ball when the tea is of the desired strength.
Rich Chocolate.
Ingredients.
4 ounces of chocolate.
4 tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar.
¼ a cup of hot water.
1 quart of scalded milk.
1 teaspoonful of vanilla extract.
Whites of 3 eggs.
1 pint of thick cream.
⅓ a cup of powdered sugar.
Method.—Grate the chocolate, add the granulated sugar and hot water, and cook until smooth and glossy; with a whisk beat in the hot milk very gradually, and return to a double boiler to keep hot. Beat the cream until solid. Beat the whites of the eggs until dry, then beat in the
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