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Toast and Water

A simple drink made by steeping toasted bread crust in cold water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Toast and Water

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the brown crust off the loaf of bread.

  2. Toast the crust on each side.

  3. Place the toasted crust into a jug.

Steep and serve

  1. Pour 1 quart of cold water over the crust.

  2. Cover the jug and let it stand for 30 minutes before serving.

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

Bread crust
Toasted crust gives the water its flavour and a light golden, roasted aroma.
Cold water
Water slowly draws flavour out of the toasted crust during steeping.

“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.

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