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Toast and Water

Toast a small slice of stale bread (crusty bread is the best) till it is brightly browned all over without being in the least burnt. Pour over it a quart of boiling water, and let it stand till cold. Filter it, and put it into a decanter. If the toast-water is quickly wanted, just cover the bread with boiling water, and when that is cold, add as much cold filtered water as will fill the jug. Toast-water should be quite cold before it is presented to an invalid, as it is by no means an agreeable beverage when taken lukewarm or hot. Time to soak, half an hour.