The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
December 21st : ARROW ROOT
The practice of boiling arrow -root in milk is at once wasteful and unsatisfactory; the best mode of preparing enough for an invalid's supper is as follows:
Put a dessert-spoonful of the powder, two lumps of sugar, into a chocolate cup, with a few drops of Malaga or any other sweet wine; mix these well together, and add, in small quantities, more wine, until a smooth and thick paste is formed.
Pour boiling water by slow degrees, stirring all the while, close to the fire, until the mixture becomes perfectly transparent.