Tea

Scald the teapot and pot in the tea, allowing one tea-spoonful to each person; pour over this half a cup of boiling water (soft water is the best), and steep in a hot place, but not where it will boil, ten minutes; then turn in all the boiling water you wish, and serve.

Coffee

Put one cup of ground coffee and one pint of cold water into the coffee-pot; set the pot on the fire and boil ten minutes after it comes to a boil; then turn in a pint of boiling water and a piece of salt fish skin about an inch square. Boil ten minutes longer, then turn in half a cup of cold water and set one side five minutes; turn into another pot, and send to the table. Always serve boiled milk with coffee.

Shells

Put one quart of cold water and half a cup of shells into the pot, and boil gently four or five hours; add boiling water occasionally. About twenty minutes before serving, add one pint of new milk and boiling water enough to make three pints in all; let this boil a few minutes, strain and serve.

Chocolate

With four spoonfuls of grated chocolate mix one of sugar, and wet with one of boiling water. Rub this smooth with the bowl of the spoon, and then stir into one pint of boiling water; let this boil up once, and then add one pint of good milk; let this boil up once, and serve.

Prepared Cocoa

Prepared cocoa is made the same as chocolate, omitting the sugar. All milk may be used if preferred. Never boil chocolate or prepared cocoa more than one minute. Boiling makes it oily. The quicker it is used after making the better.