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NUTRITIOUS DRINKS.
upon the
sugar,·
upon
which
pour two pmts of
:pL'lin barley water,
made
as before directed. This
lS
a
pleasiwt
<lrink ;
but for ordinary
purposes
it
i3
much improved
by
the addition
of
a.
little
lemon juice, which imparts
a
more
pleasant
sharpness than the orange alone.
possesses.
LEl\ION MILL
Boil a pint of milk with lemon-peel, and
sweeten with white sugar.
RICE l\IILK.
Wash a
table-spoonful
of
the
best
rice,
and
place it in a
stew-pan,
with a
pint
of milk, upon
the
fire ;
when
it
boils,
remove
it
from
off the
fire, so aa
to
simmer until the rice
ia
in
a
pulp, when sweeten for
use.
RICE ,WATER.
Put
into a quart ot' water, a handful of clean
rice ; let the water boil gently, until the rice is
quite
pulpy ; rub
it
through
a hair
sieve ;
and
sweeten with honey or
sugar ;
lemon juice may
be added
if
its use is not objectionable.
RICE WATER WITH APPLES.
Two apples, boiled with the above, make an
exceedingly pleasant summer drink.
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