Crumb three biscuits, or slices of light bread in a
baking dish. Break over it a quarter of a pound of
nice, fresh cheese. Pour over it one cup of boiling
water, slightly salted✪ Cheese Toast, and bake quickly.
Another Cheese Toast
Dissolve a half pound of cheese in a teacupful of
hot water; grate a quarter of a pound of stale bread✪ Another Cheese Toast
over the cheese and bake ten minutes.
Cream Toast for Two
Cut two slices of light bread, about half an inch
thick and toast before the fire. Brown on both sides,
and butter with a little fresh butter. Take four table-
spoonfuls of fresh, rich cream, salt to taste✪ Cream Toast for Two. Just let
the cream get hot, then pour over the toast in a
warmed dish.
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Cheese Toast, with MUk
Place alternate layers of grated cheese and bread
in a baking dish, pour over it fresh sweet milk to cover
and break over the top a teaspoonful of butter✪ Cheese Toast, with Milk. Bake
ten minutes. Serve hot.
French Toast
Use one egg to a cupful of sweet milk; add salt
and pepper and beat well. Dip slices of bread in this
and fry quickly in boiling lard. Sift over this a half
cup of sugar, with a teaspoonful of cinnamon✪ French Toast.
Toasted Crackers
Split Boston crackers✪ Toasted Crackers and toast over a hot fire until
brown; or butter them lightly and brown them in a
hot oven.
Cheese Crackers
Take fresh snowflake or butter thin crackers✪ Cheese Crackers ; butter
and grate cheese lightly over them. Put in oven and
toast.
Tomato Toast, No. 1
Stev>^ a quart of tomatoes until you can mash them
smooth with a spoon ; season with pepper, salt and one
teaspoonful of butter✪ Tomato Toast, No. 1, and pour over slices of buttered
toast.
Tomato Toast, No. 2
Mash three large tomatoes, put in a stew pan with
one teaspoonful of sugar and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook half hour ; add one teaspoonful of cracker crumbs✪ Tomato Toast, No. 2.
Remove from the fire as soon as well mixed. Have
ready light bread toasted in two-inch squares. Place
in deep, covered dish ; pour over the tomatoes and serve.
Egg Toast
Dip stale bread in milk or water that has a little
salt in it; have ready a batter of two well beaten eggs
and two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk✪ Egg Toast. Dip bread in
this and fry in boiling lard.
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Tongue Toast
Mince fine a cold, boiled tongue; mix with a half
teacupf ul of cream and beaten yolk of an egg ; simmer
on the stove. Cut slices of bread✪ Tongue Toast, toast and butter
them. Lay in flat dish, cover with tongue and serve
hot.
Toast for Soup
Stale biscuit, cut in half and toasted, are nice with
chicken soup or broth ; or with other soups when one's
light bread has given out unexpectedly.
CORN MEAL BREAD
Sweet Potato Johnny Cake ✪ Sweet Potato Johnny Cake
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Crumb three biscuits, or slices of light bread in a baking dish. Break over it a quarter of a pound of nice, fresh cheese. Pour over it one cup of boiling water, slightly salted, and bake quickly.
Another Cheese Toast
Dissolve a half pound of cheese in a teacupful of hot water; grate a quarter of a pound of stale bread over the cheese and bake ten minutes.
Cream Toast for Two
Cut two slices of light bread, about half an inch thick and toast before the fire. Brown on both sides, and butter with a little fresh butter. Take four tablespoonfuls of fresh, rich cream, salt to taste. Just let the cream get hot, then pour over the toast in a warmed dish.
Cheese Toast, with Milk
Place alternate layers of grated cheese and bread in a baking dish, pour over it fresh sweet milk to cover and break over the top a teaspoonful of butter. Bake ten minutes. Serve hot.
French Toast
Use one egg to a cupful of sweet milk; add salt and pepper and beat well. Dip slices of bread in this and fry quickly in boiling lard. Sift over this a half cup of sugar, with a teaspoonful of cinnamon.
Toasted Crackers
Split Boston crackers and toast over a hot fire until brown; or butter them lightly and brown them in a hot oven.
Cheese Crackers
Take fresh snowflake or butter thin crackers ; butter and grate cheese lightly over them. Put in oven and toast.
Tomato Toast, No. 1
Stev>^ a quart of tomatoes until you can mash them smooth with a spoon ; season with pepper, salt and one teaspoonful of butter, and pour over slices of buttered toast.
Tomato Toast, No. 2
Mash three large tomatoes, put in a stew pan with one teaspoonful of sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Cook half hour ; add one teaspoonful of cracker crumbs. Remove from the fire as soon as well mixed. Have ready light bread toasted in two-inch squares. Place in deep, covered dish ; pour over the tomatoes and serve.
Egg Toast
Dip stale bread in milk or water that has a little salt in it; have ready a batter of two well beaten eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk. Dip bread in this and fry in boiling lard.
Tongue Toast
Mince fine a cold, boiled tongue; mix with a half teacupf ul of cream and beaten yolk of an egg ; simmer on the stove. Cut slices of bread, toast and butter them. Lay in flat dish, cover with tongue and serve hot.
Toast for Soup
Stale biscuit, cut in half and toasted, are nice with chicken soup or broth ; or with other soups when one's light bread has given out unexpectedly.
CORN MEAL BREAD
Sweet Potato Johnny Cake
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Cheese ToastAnother Cheese ToastCream Toast for TwoCheese Toast, with MilkCheese Toast, with MilkFrench ToastToasted CrackersCheese CrackersTomato Toast, No. 1Tomato Toast, No. 2Egg ToastTongue ToastSweet Potato Johnny CakeJohnny Cake