Name: Broth Diet; Dinner
Ingredients: 1 pint of broth; 6 oz. of light pudding (such as tapioca, sago, rice, or corn flour)

Broth Diet; Dinner

Ingredients

1 pint of broth
6 oz. of light pudding (such as tapioca, sago, rice, or corn flour)

Directions

Heat 1 pint of broth in a pot until simmering.
Prepare 6 oz. of your chosen light pudding according to package instructions.
Combine the pudding with the broth and stir gently.
Serve warm.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Light pudding (tapioca, sago, rice, or corn flour): Thickens the broth and gives it a soft, pudding-like body as it cooks.
Broth: Forms the liquid base that carries flavor and gives the dish its warmth and moisture.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.