American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Milk Toast

Original Recipe

Put over the fire a quart of milk, put into it a tablespoonful of cold butter, stir a heaping teaspoonful of flour into half a gill of milk; as soon as the milk on the fire boils, stir in the flour, add a teaspoonful of salt; let all boil up once, remove from the fire, and dip in this slices of toasted bread. When all are used up, pour what is left of the scalded milk over the toast. Cover and send to the table hot.

Ingredients

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  • 1 quart of milk
  • 1 tablespoonful of cold butter
  • 1 heaping teaspoonful of flour into half a gill of milk
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Put over the fire a quart of milk, put into it a tablespoonful of cold butter, stir a heaping teaspoonful of flour into half a gill of milk; as soon as the milk on the fire boils, stir in the flour, add a teaspoonful of salt; let all boil up once, remove from the fire, and dip in this slices of toasted bread.

  2. 2

    When all are used up, pour what is left of the scalded milk over the toast.

  3. 3

    Cover and send to the table hot.

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