The New Royal Cook Book

Royal Baking Powder's 1922 campaign against yeast, in the form of a cookbook: bread mixed and baked in an hour and a half.

Beverages

5 recipes in this part of The New Royal Cook Book.

How to Make Coffee

The best method of making coffee, as determined by the Better Coffee-Making Committee of the National Association of Coffee Roasters, after…

Boiled Coffee

For 4 cups. Beat half of 1 egg white with 3 tablespoons cold water; add 3/4 cup ground coffee and stir until moistened; put into scalded…

Cocoa

The usual rule is 2 teaspoons cocoa, 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon cold water and 3/4 cup milk to each cup. Mix dry cocoa with sugar and…

Cocoa Syrup

2 cups water 2 cups sugar 1 cup cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt Put water and sugar into saucepan; stir until dissolved; boil 5 minutes; mix cocoa…

Chocolate

Cut into small pieces 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate; add 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water. Boil all together till…

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