The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21
PRESERVED FRUITS.
An Important and III ghly Supporting and
Strengthening Form of Food.

An Important and III ghly Supporting and
Strengthening Form of Food.
That making and selling fruit pre-
serves of all kinds is to be a great IN
dustry in this country is beyond ques-
ton. Very few have any idea Of the
traffic in sweet fruits, as well as the
common dried ones. England alone
imports nearly or quite three million
pounds sterling in value of sugared
fruits and preserves from the south Of
Europe, annually, and this country IS
not behind in proportion to its size.
Our common people use far more cur
rants, raisins and preserves than the
same class in England.
Well-to-do families in New York and
the West are falling into the habit OF
keeping handsome glass or silver dish
of CONNECTIONS and sugared or glace
fruits on a side table where people can
help themselves to a sweetmeat when
so disposed" Incessant nibhling Of
good things is ruinous to health, but
when exercise or business have usedup
the fuel of the system more rapidly than
usual, bonbon may be very prohtabiy
enjoyed.
In all South American houses OF the
least pretension. the cut glass and illl-
basket of s'delices" is as much part OF
the drawing order as fower-vases
with us, and sweets are eaten with
freedom unknown at the North. Crys-
talized fruits appear at every meal, as
regularly as the castor and salt cellar.
and this use of sugared CONNECTIONS I'M
doubtedly has much to do with the bet
ter endurance of heat.
Sugar and fruits in hot countries AMI
hot weather support the system as meas
| and fat foods do in cold climates. The
French troops in Algiers learn this Dy
experience. and depend on sugared
| sirups to prevent sunstroke and parai-
| ysis on hot desert marches. Every
oriental traveller of experience knows
that sweet dates and honeyed conserVes,
Or grape juice mingled with sugar, ~
| the Turks love it, keep up the Strength,
aud fortify the nerves against prostfa-
lion by heat better than any phosphate
Or medicine.
Men at work on Wisconsin haryes.,
field, when the heat is one hundred
degrees in the shade for days together,
will hardly feel discomfort il kept up
by free draughts of the delicious, re,
freshing grape-sirup few farmers
wives know the secret of-the princlpai
thing northern grape is good TOT.
Our grandfathers knew this princlpls
| far enough to send huge jugs o.
switched to the hot bayfield,; drinA
of vinegar, ginger, molasses and water
which was a substitute for fruit sirup'
| Burberry strip is sovereign pre-
| scription for consumptives OF scrolu.
| lous turn, taken by the gill, three q e
four times day. Peach preserves Wi!n
the flavor OF the fruit and stones ~
them can be eaten by persons OF poo'
digestion who could hardly digest COM
mon yeast bread, and peach preserss ~.
made as it should be, is far better ia
the health than the common CAN'T. ..'
peach, slightly gresn and rancoIs n lJa.
its keeping. Apple-butter and eis sc,
apple-sauee are good substitutes, i =,
potatoes in working diet, and couiaa s =,
eaten at two of the three meals us -,
with benefit in season. Preserves az az
not mere luscious luxury; they ~
an important and highly supports
form of food, 80 YoutHs Companion