Beverages

14 recipes in this part of The Metropolitan Cook Book.

Coffee should be purchased for family use in small quantities, freshly roasted and finely ground. Better color and flavor is secured when…

6 cups boiling water Put coffee into filter and pour the freshly boiling water over it gradually. Remove strainer before serving. If…

4 rounded tablespoons finely-ground coffee White of egg 4 cups cold water The usual rule is 2 level or 1 rounded tablespoon of coffee for…

Keep the inside of the coffee pot scrupulously clean, as coffee absorbs odors and flavors most readily. Always scald the pot before using…

Prepare a strong coffee. Fill tumblers half full of cracked ice and add to it the coffee. Add sugar and whipped cream to taste. TEA Freshly…

The general rule for cocoa is 2 teaspoons cocoa, 1 cup cold water, 1 teaspoon sugar and cup milk for each cup cocoa desired. Cook the water…

teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Cook cocoa and water together until it is smooth and thick. Add sugar and…

Use square of chocolate, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water for each cup of chocolate desired. Break chocolate into pieces, add…

1 small can chopped pineapple Juice of 3 lemons Juice of 4 oranges 1 bottle carbonated water Prepare a syrup of the water and sugar and…

2 cups grape juice Enough ice-water to cup sugar make a quart Combine ingredients in the order given. Chill for half an hour. Serve in each…

Cereals are valuable and inexpensive food as they furnish energy at a low cost. Cereal mush or other cereal dishes with milk for breakfast…

For variety, cereal may be cooked with well washed dates, raisins or dried apricots or peaches. Slices or sections of fresh apples, peaches…

Left over cereal may be sliced when cold and fried for luncheon or supper. Cereal cooked in soup stock or with meat and seasoned with salt…

Use a double boiler or two sauce pans, one a trifle larger than the other. Fill the larger sauce pan or lower part of double boiler full of…