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There Are Limits To Salt's Uses

By EDITH M. BARBER

Salt or sodium chloride, which is down to the minimum for a period the most used of all seasonings, is of time new habits are formed and a necessary part of the diet of all food seems to become more appeti- people who depend upon other foods sing.

than meat in the daily diet. Many salt of us, however, use far more than is necessary for our needs. This is not always harmful, al- though any one who is inclined toward excess weight, will do well to avoid an over supply which may be held in solution with water in the tissues.

In certain abnormal conditions of health, however, a salt-free diet may be ordered by the physician. Of course, no diet which contains meat will absolutely lack sodium chloride, but the patient will be instructed used that no extra salt should be

LEMON SAUCE -

1/2 cup butter.

1/4 cups powdered sugar.

Grated rind one lemon. 4 tablespoons lemon juice. 1 egg white.

and

smooth

1 tablespoon boiling water. Beat together the butter sugar until they are very and creamy, and add the grated lemon rind and lemon juice. Add egg white and beat the sauce again till it is smooth and creamy. Set the dish in which your sauce has been beaten into a pan of boiling for seasoning, either during cooking water and add a tablespoonful of or at the table. This is often a

boiling water. Stir until hot and hard regime to follow, particularly serve at once.

where it has been the custom to shake the saltcellar over food before even tasting. it.

ver

COFFEE JELLY

2 tablespoons granulated gelatine.

3 cups of clear strong coffee. 1/4 cup sugar.

Soak

Great care in the preparation of foods is necessary to make them ap1⁄2 cup cold water. petising when salt is forbidden. I have found, however, that if getables are cooked in just enough

cold the gelatine in the water to cover the bottom. of the water five minutes and dissolve in pan and if a little sugar is added the hot coffee Add sugar and salt will be missed very little, even turn into a mold: Chill. Serve when sweet butter or cream is used with whipped cream.

as a dressing. I have also been

able to make a savoury salad dres

sing in which the absence of salto clean the keys of a piano,

does not advertise itself by using

a clove of garlic with the other seasonings.

It is a good idea to make as much use as possible of foods with which it is not customary to use salt. There should be plenty of milk, for instance, liberal amounts of fruit, ready-to-eat cereals, custards, ice

desserts. cream and other

For- tunately after salt has been cut

T

rub them over with methy- lated spirit. Use a clean rag-to- apply, the spirit and polish them at the same time. If the keys are very dirty, mix a solution of potash and whiting to a paste and spread over the keys. Leave this on for about twenty-four hours. When removed, it will be found that the keys are as white as they were when new.

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