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THE CHINA

SAT RDAY, JU

FOOD AND HOME EGONOMICS

FRUIT

SALAD

PUDDING

One tin fruit salad, two eggs, quarter-pound flour, pinch of salt, half-pint milk, one teaspoonful baking powder, rum sauce.

Drain the fruit salad thoroughly, leaving it quite dry. Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder, to- gether. Make a hole in the cen- tre, break in the eggs, mix well but do not beat, then add the milk gradually. Beat the batter well, mix in as much fruit as it will hold

together, your into a butter basin, cover with greased paper, and steam for one hour. Turn out and

serve rum sauce.

To Make Rum Sauce.

Fish Ideal Food For Small Children

Knowledge Of Qualities Essential To Buying

Many Cooking Methods

Cooking Methods" Vary.

STUFFED EGG PLANT

Proper Food Isl Necessary To Keep Pets In Condition

Stuffed egg-plant is a new de liency. In addition to its delight- ful taste It uses up vegetables Any from the previous meal. cooked vegetable, such as string

You would probably want to have beans. peas or carrots, flavored

any one arrested who mistreated with a slice of tomate or onion, can your dog, but you may never stop be used for Alling. Stuff the egg-to think whether you are treating plant and service it on its own him properly yourself. Dogs that "half shell".

are forced to live in small space should be given every chance to be healthful and the only way to make

Iron Foods Should Be

Included In Diet.

Make certain that some of the

foods containing iron are included regularly in your menus, these foods To the fat group belong white-are: Beef, eggs, beets, string beans, fish, turbot, salmon, herring, but spinach, parsley, cabbage, turnips, terfish, mackerel, shad, halibut and peanuts, apples and dried fruits. numerous others.

DAMP SALT

Scientists have discovered dur-lean fish are quite dry and flaky. ing the past few years that fish is To this group belong cod, haddock, one of the most important foods flounder, trout, smelts, pickerel, for children. Aside from its food black bass and many others: value in protein, carbohydrates and fat, fish is particularly rich in Rub lemon rind on two ounces of vitamins necessary to the growing loaf sugar to give flavour. Put the child. Any variety, whether from sugar into the juice strained from deep sea or fresh water, is an ex-

The way fish should be cooked the fruit salad, boll for five cellent meat substitute and the ra minutes, add half-gill rum, boil up gular use of fish once or twice a depends upon whether it is oily.

If your salt will not shake freely again, and pour the sauce while week makes for a pleasant and [that is "fat," or lean. The fat fish hot over the pudding. Fresh fruit profitable change in family menus, are best baked or broiled and rely on a damp day, a little rice or may be used for the pudding when

eliminate this particular difficulty. When you go to market to buy qufre no Jarding nor extra fat. But corn-starch mixed in the salt will available.

fish, there are certain qualities to the lean fish can be cooked in any look for in determining freshness preferred fashion, extra fat being

Jadded. and good condition. Of course your nose is really the best guide

HOW TO PREPARE A TOUGH CHICKEN

an

Mixed Grill Is Kitchen Expert

Lean fish are particularly del1-1 to fresh fish, but there are other cious steamed. Less favor and nu- method On an occasion when a chicken and more dependable ways of tell-triments are lost by this

than by boiling. After the fish is is thought to be rather tough after ing in case you do not have

thoroughly cleaned it should be purchase it is wiser to take pre-acute sense of shell. cautions to ensure its successful roasting. Lemon is excellent for elastic when pressed with the this purpose, and the bird should finger and should adhere firmly to be rubbed all over with undiluted the bones. When the fish is open *Juice.

ed, look carefully at the flesh Allow the chicken to stand for around the large vein which runs

the tail. If the flesh about fifteen minutes, then wrap it toward

The flesh should be firm and wrapped in a piece of cheesecloth. Hurry-Up Meal Is Made

placed in the steamer and ateamed until tender.

Like 3-Ring Circus, Is Easily Prepared.

one

of the

them healthy is to feed them with proper rations.

Scraps from the table are cer- ainly not the proper foods; this fact has been appreciated for years by dog raisers. Dog owners should especially prepared for the canine, select a good grade of canned food, which contains the minerals and ingredients best suited to his peculiar type or digestion.

One can of dog food will last

for several feedings and when one good form, it is not an extravagance. considers that it keeps one's pet in

Suggested By pepper and salt, and, then placed

in a pan under a hot broiler flame

until partly cooked. Six of the into rounds and buttered and a

toast slices should be quickly cut

brolled tomato half placed in each. When only fish is baked it should be placed on a rack high enough to

Now arrange these rounds on a lift the fish from the fat which

hot plate. On top of each of the By MARY MEADE. fish out. Otherwise the

tomatoes pile a tablespoon of hot cooks

Mixed grills are will almost stew in its own fat and

scrambled egg and over that lay a quick curl of broiled bacon. Cut the in greaseproof buttered paper and clear, well and good, but if dla become strong flavored and difficult neatest ways of having a

meal prepared. All sorts of com-other three toast slices in steam it for several hours. Final-coloured by blood, the fish is not in

digest. ly, emove it from the steamer and good condition.

Many small fish, often called binations are possible.

triangles, butter them, and use place it in the

For instance, our first thought is with sprigs of parsley as a garnish oven until golden Fish can be divided into two gen-1"pan-fish," are good when par brown.

eral groups: fat and lean The so-broiled or fried in deep fat. Fil-for a gay spring grill of tomatoes, for the platter. Everything must Apple and suet dumplings will called lean fish have fat secret-lets of fish are nice this way too. golden scrambled eggs, bacon, and be hot and the whole grill should be much lighter if boiled in a acted in the liver, leaving the flesh Deep fat frying is preferable to toast that makes a most admirable take no more than ten minutes to

Iclear and white. After cooking,

pan frying, since less fat is absorb-burry-up supper. If you wish you prepare. ed in the former method and the can run it as you would a three

One delectable accompaniment Bish protects the inside from in-the toaster, and attending to the to it is a frozen coftastichesse and tomatoes on the broiler all in the fruit salad with chocolate ginger Keep in mind that fish should same few minutes. But here is the bread, whipped cream, and coffee be cooked at a low temperature recipe in detail: and never over-cooked. This is es- Ipecially true if Ach is bolled. Plunge the prepared fish, tied in a square of cheesecloth, into a

·Instead of in a “cloth.

Menu Suggestions For To-morrow riep conting on the surface of the ring circus, scrambling the eggs-on

Egg Omelet

Muffins

Breakfast Grapefruit

4 tablespoons Sour

Broiled Ham Coffer

1⁄2 cup sugar

% teaspoon salt

Dinner Fruit Cocktail

Baked Chicken Buttered Potatoes Creamed Onions

Plum Jelly

Bread Head Lettuce Russian Dressing Graham Cracker Pie Coffee Supper

Tuna Salad

Chocolate Cake

Graham Cracker Ple

Wafers

Tea

2. cups, rolled graham crackers

13 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter, melted

.2 cups milk

2 teaspoons vanijia

Beat yolks and add flour, sugar

tense heat.

and salt Add milk. Cook in large kettle of boiling water, Then double boiler until filling is thick reduce the heat and simmer until and creamy: Stir frequently. Add tender, allowing ten minutes to the vanilla and pour into pie shell.pound. Cover with meringue.

Meringue

4 egg whites

1/2 cup reserved

1/2 cup sugar

crumbs

cracker

In choosing a dessert to serve

Spring Grilled Supper.

3 eggs, well beaten

3 tablespoons top milk

3 tablespoons butter

Salt and pepper to taste

3 tomatoes, peeled

0 slices toast

Galices bacon

Combine the eggs, milk, and with fish, keep away from gelatines. seasoning and scramble in the Fish itself is rich in gelatinous melted butter. For this use a fry- substances and gelatine dishes, al-ing pan and scrape the scramble though easily digested and refesh-from the bottom as it cooks, leav- ing, are not a good choice. Fishing it a flaky, golden. mass. Metn- Beat whites until stiff. Add sugar is not regarded as a “hearty" food while have the tomatoes broiling. and beat until creamy. Roughly and a dessert quite rich in calories The tomatoes should have spread over filling. Sprinkle with should be planned,

Ipeeled, cut in half, sprinkled with crumbs and bake 20 minutes in

Lightly mix ingredients, Reserve very slow oven. Cool and serve. A cup of crumbs. Press re-shallow long pan can be used in

half

maining crumb mixture into ple place of pie pan. pan. Bake ten minutes in moderate

oven.

Add -filling.

Filling

4 egg yolks

French-Fried Onions

Tuna Salad, Serving Six

1 cup tusa

3 hard cooked eggs, diced

1 cup chopped celery

1⁄4 cup chpopped pickles

2 tablespoons chopped

tos.

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

1⁄2 cup mayonnaise

CHOCOLATE CUST ARD

SAYING CREAM.

been

1 oz. Cocoa; 11⁄2 oz. sugar; 1 pint [milk; 2 eggs; vanilla essence;

pint cream; 6 wahnuts, or ratafias. If you rinse out your cre

The cocoa and sugar are mixed pitcher with cold water just before gradually with the milk and put in pimien-putting the cream Into it, this will a double boiler with the well prevent, it sticking and give you beaten eggs. The custard should full benefit of all the cream there be stirred all the time till it is | 16.

thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. When cold it should be strained and served in custard glasses with a dab of cream and a walnut or ratafia placed on top.

Pour boiling water, over tuna.i Let stand five minutes. Drain well and chill. Piek tuna apart with

The general popularity of the fork. Add rest of ingredients and] crisp French-fried onion is worthy chill. Serve on crisp lettuce: of consideration by the discri- leaves. minating cook. The difference be tween the French fries and the ordinary fried onion, lies in dip- ping the French fries into butter and cooking them in deep fat. The ordinary sauted onion is cook- ed in shallow fat and becomes soft and, unevenly brown..

LIVER AS A FOOD.

When You Take

Physic

Many people eat a sweet after taking a dose of nasty medicine, but the sensitive palate is best treated before taking the med

Use Lemon Juice To Cleanse Grinder.

Put a few drops of lemon juice into the food chopper before grind-] ling sticky fruits, such as raisins, dates or figs. The grinder will not only be easier to clean, but all the fruit will be utilized. ...

BUTTER PATS.

SALMON CASSEROLE

1 cups skinned salmon, flaked 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup milk

1 cup cereal fiske crumbs 1ess

I tablespoon chopped parsley

Fancy molds for making decorateaspoon salt. tive, butter pats are coming into style again and can be had for

Dash of white pepper Combine all ingredients together little cost. It is a nice touch to sand place in a greased casserole dish Laver may be either a cheap cine. food or a luxury. Cheap or ex- For a minute or two before you dinner table to have your butter or in Individual custard cups, bake pensive, it is a very nutritious awallow the potion suck & pepper- coming on in the shape of little in moderate (350 degree) oven

flowers, or fish or animals.

for thirty minutes. food, say food experts. Liver is mint sweet or a small piece of rich in Iron and copper needed for alum. The medicine will then be building red blood corpuscles. It taken without difficulty. A small has specific value in certain typen piece of orange or lemon-rind is

LUNCHEON DISH

egg with asparagus

with Holland

In a luncheo ence

par

Put the erg on a rou

equally effective. Another way

Is to chew a small piece of raw onion or a sprig of parsley or mint. before taking the medicine..! Olive oil can be taken, easily if It is flavored with a drop of lemon essence just before drinking To

of hot ttered toast On the take castor oil easily, frst thin it

with hot water and then add egg put three tips and pour a sponful of the little grated nutmeg or a pinch of

sauce over all.

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