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Aarowroot to Thicken Sauces

Arrowroot may be used to thicken sauces for those who object to butter, as invalids often do. Mix a dessert-spoonful of arrowroot smoothly with a little cold water, and stir it into a pint of the boiling sauce. Time to boil, four or five minutes. Probable cost, 1d. Sufficient for one pint of sauce. ARROWROOT WATER.--A Drink for Invalids.

Boil the thinly-peeled rind of a small lemon in a quart of water. Pour it, when boiling, over a table-spoonful of arrowroot which has been mixed with two table-spoonfuls of wine or brandy, if these are allowed, if not, with a little cold water; stir it well, sweeten it slightly, and let it boil again two or three minutes. A little lemon-juice is an improvement. Sufficient to make a quart of the liquid. Probable cost, without the wine, 3d.