A cookbook you were meant to finish yourself — every recipe page faces a blank leaf for your own, and the woman who owned this copy filled eleven of them.
Put a pint of water on the stove and as it heats stir in two tablespoons of oatmeal and a pinch of salt. When the gruel is well boiled, break an egg into a bowl and beat it light with enough sugar to sweeten it; pour the boiling gruel on the egg and sugar, and beat hard. A wineglass of sherry may be added if desired. - Mrs Sarah N. Mc- Candless, Pittsburg.