_Ingredients._—A slice of bread, 1 quart of boiling water. _Mode._—Cut
a slice from a stale loaf (a piece of hard crust is better than
anything else for the purpose), toast it of a nice brown on every side,
but _do not allow it to burn or blacken_. Put it into a jug, pour
the boiling water over it, cover it closely, and let it remain until
cold. When strained, it will be ready for use. Toast-and-water should
always be made a short time before it is required, to enable it to
get cold: if drunk in a tepid or lukewarm state, it is an exceedingly
disagreeable beverage. If, as is sometimes the case, this drink is
wanted in a hurry, put the toasted bread into a jug, and only just
cover it with the boiling water; when this is cool, cold water may be
added in the proportion required, the toast-and-water strained; it will
then be ready for use, and is more expeditiously prepared than by the
above method.