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THE CHINA MAIL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,

KE FOOD AND HOME EGONOMICS

Dessert May Be Important Part Of Meal

Let Last Course Count In Food Value; Fruit

Is Appropriate.

FRENCH FOOD

Some Foreign Notions.

Hints Given By Expert About Cooking Fruits And Vegetables

fresh fruit saves time, an import- ant factor in a busy mother's day. Fruit "cups" prevent waste on

Undoubtedly, there is a "knack" fruit is hard, nor will the fruit be combination, no fruit need go beg ging because there's not enough to While many people rave about for various branches of cookery, as sweet and delicately favored. but success is not a matter of luck. The more acid the fruit the more "go round."

French food to the disparagement it is just that there is a righ way essential the rule. Keep thla în Fruit juices stiffened by the ad- dition of gelatin make fine hot of that of other countries, some and wrong way of doing things mind when making apple sauce. - The dessert often fills an un-weather desserts for almost all thing must be allowed for the en-and the right way is quite as easy usual place in the menu. Instead ages and types of persona, ticing effect of something different: as the wrong if you know the fun- damentals upon which success is Blee puddligs' always are of being just a pleasant-tasting

well

dependent. last dish, it can be the main part ceptable and can be as inoxpen Other people's lunches are

be preferable to one's thesive and simple as one wishes, known to furnishing neurishment usually provided by When made with milk and eggs, own, and if a visitor does not ac-thing more nor meat and potatoes. A luncheon they are especially suitable to tually dislike foreign food he is "formula", you will understand the of hot or jellied bouillen, a veg. serve after a vegetable-plate din-liable to grow enthusiastic about necessity for accuracy in measur. Just long enough to freshen them.

of the

menu,

etable salad and rolls and a dessert ner. made with milk and eggs and rice

vilamina.

money if the dessert of every meal

is made to count definitely.

Sweetness of desserts should be

Rice Pudding.

C

thing,

If you thing of a recipe as no

less than

whe

Never let fruit stand in watur, Wash it thoroughly and carefully, then drain and use. ·

This same rule applies to veg. estables will cook in 20 to 80 min- prepare for cooking. If they are wilty, they may be put into water

ing, Precision in method of proThis should be done before they {{t at an extravagant rate.

cedure and careful attention to are trimmed or cut in any way At the Four tablespoons rice, 2 cups

same time, there are detail. And remember that those Don't "Brown" Vegetables." - or tapioca is well balanced as to

Vegetables should be cooked in calories, mineral content and milk, 1 tablespoons granulated gel- many points about ordinary French cooks of long standing

atin, 4 tablespoons cold water, 2

food, as compared with ordinary say they "never measure a thing" as little water as possible to pre

DO MEASURE. Repetition has vent burning. Take care not to It is a saving of both time and egge, cup boiling water, 1 cup

sugar, 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoon English food, which give the palm taught their eyes and hands to over-cook them and serve them as as they are done. Cook in vanilla, 1 cup whipping cream, 2 to the former. For one

tive accuracy.

Ectively boiling water and add salt cups stoned cherries or any diced much more trouble is taken with use the quantity with compara-soon

it. The matter of gravy is impor-

Hints For Cooking Fruits when they are half-cooked. Since several tant, capecially. where meat fe less

There are certain well establish- most of the succulent summer veg. waters and cook in milk until soft. good than in England. Gravy in

Since this utes, add salt at the end of ten one minute, stirring constantly. boiling water over an essence that fruits and vegetables. Choose a rice or cereal pudding a sleve. Soften gelatin in

Remove from fire and rub through has come out of a paper packet. is the season for fresh fruits and minutes if the "half-done" stage

Nor does salt alone, give it its vegetables, let's begin with them. cold

Whenever fruit is cooked be it Cook green vegetables uncover. when the meal has been lacking water for five minutes and dissolve flavour. Meat-juice is used, so fresh or dried, do not add sugared if you would preserve their times to the detriment of the meat, in bolling water. Stir into rice

Strong-juiced vegetables, mixture with salt and sugar. When and to this is added not only salt until the fruit is tender. If sugar colour.

but various herbs, a supply of is added sooner, the skin tends to such as cabbage and onions should on cool add fruit and fold in cream which is kept in every kitchen. toughen and the texture of the also be cooked uncovered and in a of whipped until firm.

larger amount of water... Turn into a Thus, whatever the main body of mold and let stand on lee until the food, the accessories are always thoroughly chilled and firm.

extremely tasty.

fruit.

given careful attention. A very Wash rice through

sweet dessert often adds much to

the fuel value of a meal because Add eggs slightly beaten and cook France is not made by pouring rules for the cooking of meats and jetables will cook in 20 to 30 min-1

sugar is 跬 quick energizer or stimulant.

in bulk and breadeluffs.

Fruit Has Many Advantages, Fruit is a plendid dessert several counts. The serving

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Noodle Is Substantial Tasty Dessert

Pudding

Following is a recipe for Noodle Pudding which uses egg noodles:

1-7 ounce package wide noodles

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SECRET APPLES A DELICACY

Secret "apples are qualified to serve as both fruit and sweet. The recipe is given below:

6 large apples 12 dates

cup brown sugat 11⁄2 cups water

Braised Beef,: Next, hard meat, of which there

Have you ever tried this deli Es much in France, is constantly

braising.

cious preserves? It is simple to treated by

English people often avoid braising be. make and quite inexpensive, You cause they do not know what to do will require for it two bitter when the joint is cold French oranges, one sweef one, and people buy less at a time and ex-small tin of pineapple.

Skin the oranges and cut the Eggpect to cook more often and longer. wide If braised beef should not be en-fruit in thin slices, removing pith tirely consumed It is frequently and pipa. Strain the pineapple cubes, Pat the juice in a basin with mayonnaise. served up. cold Salads have not that blank purity and add to it the sliced oranges.

Fill centers of the apples (pro- of the British lettuce. They are Now put the pineapple through the

mincing machine. with the orangeviously cored) with the sliced attractive and Interesting

Slit the skin of the apples with little choppings of chives, peal. Add this to the orange slices dates. cerfeuil, and what not. That is to and pineapple juice and three pints to prevent thenf from bursting in Bay, no French food is left to na-of water, and put aside till next the oven. Place in a baking dish ture unadorned. It is lent. a little day. Then boll quickly for two rnd surround with a sirup made hours, add 14lb. best preserving by dissolving the sugar in the ornament, a little difference of ser: ving; it is spaced out like modern auger, and boll for another hour heated water. Baka in a fairly hot cover oven (400 degrees F.) until tender, decoration with occasional little or until it sets. Pof and

basting 'occasionally. ing water for twelve to afteen Burprises such as "coquilles," when cool. minutes until tender, but not soft, which might be anything, put Add one teaspoon of salt to each which turn out to be lobster.

1⁄4 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon dour

2 eggs well beaten

lemon, grated rind and juice

1⁄2 cup chopped walnut meats

1⁄2 cup raleins

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

apples thinly sliced

Cook the noodles in rapidly boil.

quart of water used in cooking.|-

made

7/1

Drein. Cream the shortening, add Ideas About Sandwich. }the augar and four which has been

sifted together. Then add the well

|beaten eggs, lemon juice and rind,

blend well. Add the walnut mosta

Filling.

The school or picnic sandwich

and raisins, thinly sliced apples | filling present a perennial problem and salt. Combine together well for housewives. Here are a few and pour into a well greased ring suggestions: mold. Set in a pan of hot water Nut and Orange.-Mix 1⁄4 cup and bake in a 825 degree oven for chopped futa with 1⁄2 cup orange jone hour. Unmild and serve with | marmalade, Spread or slices of

a garnish of sweetened whipped I buttered 'nut bread.

BEETS WITH MINT

1⁄2 cup butter

3 cloves

1 teaspoon sugar

wi

Menu Suggestions For To-morrow

TIFFIN Scrambled Eggs with Corned Beef Veal, Ham and Chicken Pis

Haricot Salad - Baked Peach Dumplings Vanilla Custard Sauce DINNER Vegetable Soup" Beef As Mock Hars Baked Cauliflower:

Green Peas

Baked Peach. Damping Slice & ripe, peeled peaches loto a buttered pudding dish, aprinkle with sugar, add 3 tablespoons, |water. Sift together 11⁄2 cup flour, 4 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons bak- Ing powder. Rub in 8 tablespoons butter. Add sufficient milk to i make a soft dough, mixing it with In- knife,... Spread dough over pre- pared peaches, bake 25 minutes in

cream. This is a very delicions Orange and Banana-Spread Sambled Eggs with Corned Beef a hot oven. Serve hot with-butter combination and offers a really difbutter and orange marmalade in

Cut 1⁄2 lb. thinly sliced boiled and maple syrup or plain - sugar ferent dessert to finish light the usual way on bread and add cornbeef into short strips, Break syrup, Turn the dumpling on *..*** |6 fresh eggs into a bowl, add 6 warm serving dish, so as to have meal. You will find that all your finely-sliced banana, family will enjoy it.

Date.-Chopped dates mixed tablespoons milk and beat until the peaches on top.

enites and yolks are blended, Melt' Beef, a Mock Hare, with a little lemon juice and the tablespoons butter in an omelet 4.15, shin of beef; 2 quarts of syrup from preserved, ginger make

pan, add beef, stir and cook 2 min water; 2 carrots; 2 turnips; 2 a palatable Alling,

útes. Add eggs and continue until onions, 6 cloves; 1: sprig parsley; Honey and Nut-Half cup oggs are set Sprinkle with pepper thyme and marjoram; 1 wineglass honey, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, to taste and roll mixture on to arof port;, 8 oz. four: pepper and humclent finely chopped nuta, to warm serving plate, Garnish with salt to taste. Put the beef into form a stiff paste. - Spread gen- parsley and sprinkle" egga⠀ with a saucepan with the vegetables cut erously on buttered wholemeal paprika.

Les In pieces, the herbs, cloves, aan- bread,

Haricot Balad www.soning, and wine. Cover with the Peanut Butter and Raisins, 1 Teaspoonful of finely chopped water and simmer, gently from B Apply to thinly-cut white bread parsley; pepper and salt; some boli- to 4 hours, until quite bender. Then or cut in pieces, depending on some peanut butter and press-in = ad haricot beans, equal quantities make a thickening of the Hour. Stir their aize: Bimmer ten minutes or few seeded rafalns.

of oil and vinegar. Lay the beans it in and cook well for 2 or longer. When finished sprinkle New Ham Filling-With the to disk Sprinkle them with minutes. For serving, place the with mint leaves cut in very small usual ham sandwich, try adding « parsley, Mix the oil and vinegar þeef on a hot dish and strain the pieces with scissors. Berve very hot, little powdered sugar and

with the pepper, and salt, Pour gravy over it,

2 tablespoons vinegar

11⁄2 cups smell Del Monte beets 6 mint leaves v!

red Mell butter, add cloves, vinegar and augar. Add beets, left whole

Idea! with roast lamb,

cloves,

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