, 1876-05-06

| AA1 0kHEI I4Cu. lApy lufgHk H1u[3 ANu cAtLqf
machinery: tiloy hayo dner railways and sscam-
ooata thoy liaye better schools and moro Of
them they c1cel IN everything they attompt
and When taoS attempt 10 mako Ginttona OF
"Long may aAo wnrot" Bnfu0Epour
Letter from Annie N. Hale, II. D.
70 he Editor " The Chicago tribune:
CHICAGO. May 4.-A correspondent Of TEE
TRIBUNE inquiries whether anything is gained by
aonkng rico and sisnlar articles In cold water
pravioua to cooking. 1 think that there IL a
| decided gain,-lret, In economy Of time and
| funl.
II 1t IL proposed to hsyo bold rico ut dtnper
| on certain day, let tho rico BE- nicely veshet
soon after breakfast, mud then loft to stand Ia
cold or tcpid water until three-quatscrB Of an
hour bsfore dinner. Thon add moro water and
| place 1t GU tho stovc or In double boics,-tho
baaln or pail fitting enugly into an iron pot, ~
suEecBted by ons Wrltor. answers tho p,.rposo
perfectly, lot II cookuntil the dinner hour,
It vii! DO thoroughly nott In half an hour from
tho ttno the water boin. II not previously
soaked 1t would require a hour aud half to
cook properly. Az q rule. rice Is eoryod in Al
| uuderdone stato,--the1o Is kernel Of hardness
at tho centre Of the srain. II quite soft, it Ia
ono OF the beat and nost easily digsstod Of tho
! in about An hour. No moro water should bo
added than ia natualy necessary, and, to avoid
o1ccss, It rs wofl to begin With small quantity,
and add moro ~ required. Do not salt until it
is nearly donc. It will nnt require atlrriny a,
it would tt u,lsoaked. and tho individual grniux
Will remain plump ana vhofe whcn tho cooking
a comaploted., 1ha procosa is quisc ~ goud ~
bic to boiling in largo quantity Of water aul
thot skimm1ng out tho rico and drying Slightly
u tho oven. according To tho mothod Ut Soma
cooks. Hero tho natter tobs tho graln Of q pot-
ton Of its nutritiVo raiuc.
ttico-watcr or gruel however, which escaped
notice IN my last paper, niaJ worry wall ba mals
without previously soaking tho gram, TWo
tnolasponnfuls Of washed rlco may bo put il a
ptnt OF warm Wetor. lct it rlse gradually to tho
boiling point, mud cook until tho rico Is yory uoft
Then Ptraln and season a. deslred.
Speaking Of rice, can any Que tall how 1t III
that tho kind now and for several years 1u our
mhrEes IL 90 interios III quality, 10 poor in
starch. compared to the variety III uss Twenty
years ago2
Toass.wator "a often roaied By thu ,ict
Toast verg brown large slico Of a1oot, atalo
aud pour upon 1t pint Of boiling water, L.. II
sand TO" minutos aud then strAin and sesaou
to tanta.
Clacker-water or cruel ia very nice, and /.
perhaps soda crackers would do-until thsy ara
dne powder. then addlng boiling wassr, aaIt,
sugar, etc.
Tho various ways in which milk ,nay b used
,udioated. Milk IA I'll. tvnicsi fo,s uusn ParseilS
Il onsains all tue four casHcs Of sliment IN tue
beHt form,-she heterogeneous misunderstanding
Inc. alaamon eto FIAT and oil, augar, whter, and
salts: The proportion Of heterogeneous matters
a!'d fai compared to sugar is large. aud it fol
toWa thAt It ii especially adapted to the growing
period OF lifo. 1u old ago, aud nlloneyar tissua
formation and elimination aro dotciout, ita |
ali wostiuy diseases. IL frco ma .I,o,ia ~
Bistni unon. n K saams ~ t,.osr4 "a.u " ~
shou't be tskon to ind WY It lsssrsos ani pats ~
cracv ~ anti - s'J .,s. 1l1''oson ha idosyn-
ita nso. T sho,,ii, arno,;n,amt mnon tofolus
s,onld bsco,,,o resdnr;1oG - aat. t'no no!oIo
craoy. Ths only child over know VIE ~ ncps;aa.
cTew n,;ahn did mt aro1 ~, ~ nor oaoyhood
siwnvs unIs,s;saI u ~ gioM np very iAF being
,ly aud ay f,,iI OF whmaIos ana ngng s3arsa a.
'anciea ~ eri conll ~ mauJ tnat 1ut sunsrnoous
~ in%.o iii, us.a'e5 that Is Eolng very
Ind i.eni.hv isx nnea =. suuise' ~ pure
rom st,nitarat;o9 kti ~h,iE een a, 10y onty i1ca
roIk Of srpa ntc hnt ab.nt1,sa1,v ssas saAsto.
duixturo with water II !. .sn .b"nn TYP .s.y any
ii. cn,ntrx .s,.aainu- ~. ~ hnAtno thht IN
,aHture.Uro,'nds ix;n~ !. a,n suo "osh VIII vAAt
houjd bs taa fajntn,t ra.aon 1 &c ns uools. Mefe
nr mix or crsnm ia t.nsna" ss;.t s"stecs that
~ be no question thal sroat deai Of the 'nSI nIS
bst ts M sod Wassod t4s ,a anu skimmed .nd
no yontor eorvos tn ti,n c,,,.n,. @ .ao Iit snlea
nd cron1n. hrav. 1,,srn IL 10 ~ nosn sonk
10 mix sold in t,s civ II t6-9s /.
AZ anal worthIeas nnn - - -" he,,n5 ~ 10 sol5
eatlfy rlo ss s,s,n,,,s .1y ~. ; nHnsokeepof eau
loura Altar tf,e miIE1n. ,ast 4n =.
.ho IL not stsanrnr T. cnun,rx ,o III, -sn"
inaiYt Also thst il - .,sassa,4'. ) as.a.
.blo that mill shani ca., @ssusetho. i anfeason,
:onta quart. .ni ~,nId rS' ~ Imcaso and
,ur pscudo nlhn,hrn,,st. .aat some ot
Q 10 e1pcudod in tirstttsto '1n.ltaule 10 fuud,
10y cows, aud so,no OF onr snns16mans aua A!aas
lass. who va wnrs rnc.ntI, .a isooslng
or want Of tha eantorts ~ ,.9s so; "a "Honerng
pp tbom nsxs sumtnsr M tto, H., pe aet 70 herd
q within radius Of 70 ni,e. ao aersS- which
a rank rroTtI' ~ nrs,p;o ~ m3akng hay from
tnvsr 1re en,i IA ~ IN H. Hss snst ~ pseHoot)
e ssaorces Of lie Wsas 1sra anis .,si1' ninas
+ssons s'o t,aa LINN sgnu IL .Ga'eaKo At lAlf the
rso,ical ps Loo unfeoljnr @ ithemo Il me-, u too