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and
a
half
of water, until swollen ; then
boi1,
until the tapioca is done, stirring
it
well
to
prevent
burning ;
add sugar, lemon juice, nut–
meg, or ginger,
~
may
be
required.·
TAPIOCA,,-- • .
When made
plainly,
iS
perhaps
~tter
relished
by
infants
than
most
other
kinds
of
food, and
it
js less apt to
disagree
with
~hem
when
the
stomach is
in
an
irritable
state,
than
flJJ.Y other
substance
whatever, even
arrow-root itself not
excepted. :But
it
should
never
be
ibrgotten that
these farinaceous diets,-namely, .sago,
arrow–
root,
and tapioca,
&c.
are not adapted
to
SU}>"
port
life for
any .
long
period
of
ti:.i .
and
that,
however
advantageous
their.
occasi
use·
may
· be,_still,
alone,
they
are not sufficient
to
sustain.
life.;
an.d that a
child,
or an
invalid;
may
be
a,c.
tuauy
starved to death
whilst.
crammed
with
arrow-root o.r
tapioca. ,
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. SAGO MJLX•
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Soak one
ounce
{one .
table-spoonful)
of sago
in
oold nter,
for
an hour; ·pour otf
~is 'Wllte~,
and add a pmt and
&
.balf
of. milk ; boil
Blowly, until the
sago
is
well incorporated
with
the milk. ; sugar
and
nutmeg
may
be
added,
ea· •
wiahed.
BAGO GRUEt. ···. · ··
Wash
11.
ta.ble-sp0onful of the
best
clean pearl
sago
i
allow
it
to
&Oak,
in
a
pint
of water,
b1
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