The morning call., 1894-02-24
FOR THE TABLE.

.n,r,,s rs .ne neyday for vegetarians, il their
during the winter months when oahhaaa . amd
turnips have palled upon the taste now thew
can aHofd TO turn their backs unon the moat
poui.iy dno nsh stalls and contemplate vii n in
""'u satisfaction tempting arrays OF fruits and
esesaoies' every rosy apple ana golden orange
~ i'sei an argument against animal food The
ausocdles OF vegetable diet claim that animal
az Is 90 stimulating. too rapidly digested
80 pea' hoer clogging the system, while IL
Aehs the stomach by not giving il enough
active work, the vegetable albumen on the con-
trary having all the good qualities OF meat with
noue OF It's drawbacks. An article IN a recent
Eus.sh paper states that from experiments
Nieu Win the diet OF athletes that OF vegetables
and fruit gave the best results.
Like many articles of food the excellence of
vegetables is made or marred in the cooking.
Ii Is very easy to spoil the delicious young
sIihg Deans which are in market now. and yer
IL Is quite as easy 10 make them a dish fit for a
pahquet. They must be fresh and crisp and
must not be prepared until time for cooking
then the tips must be remOved-at this time of
tue year there viii be no strings-and the bean
snceo .oiagonally with a sharp Knife making
seven or eight pieces Of each bean. The water
must be boiling and lightly sailed, and IL is
well 10 add bit OF soda as large as a pea TO
oOhe Inc beans should be put in and cooked
about fifteen minutes. The water drained off
ana little pepper added, then the whole
poured upon good lump of sweet butter in a
not dish. The beans must be served jmmedI-
ately as 1t ruins their flavor TO stand in the
hot butter, Just as it hardens and shrivels sweet
green peas which are so delicious now.
feas are injured by long cooking, and the
mistake is sometimes made by adding the soda
Ilem. aS Z of fhafr Asv n
causes the outer covering of the pea 10 loosen,
an operation which spoils their appearance.
len TO fifteen minutes cooking in boiling water
Is enough for peas, IL they require more they
are too old to be first quality; lump OF sugar
added to the water will keep them green with.
out injuring hem.
UnIil such time as fresh limas make their
appearance The dried ones maze an excellent
substitute; they will cook perfectly tender In
three hours, and must be put on in cold water.
but the bean OF beans is the frijole, the small
REQ bean which the early Californians used SO
freely. This, to be perfect, must be soaked
over night In cold water, then boiled all day in
the same water. sailed till each bean is like a
ron OF Drown flour and the liquor of the color
and consistency of chocolate. The beans must
then be drained-but the liquor reserved-and
Ifled. spoonful at a time, in some boiling oil
In which sliced onion and chile pepper has
Deen cooked crisp and brown Without burning
When the beans have been fried and carefully
drained 10 do away with all the supef1uous
grease they should be added to the liquor in
which they were boiled
a non-vegetarian may substitute beef suet for
oil and add glass OF claret and a spoonful OF
grated cheese. The aroma of his dish, in the
cooking, suggests roast turkey. and while Its
haVor may not be quite up to that delectable
Dlrd's. Its nutritiye qualities are far greater
The frijole is so savory that 1t stands The lest
OF everyday meat, and no meal seems quite
complete without it. 1t can be rewarmed and
made as good as new, or can be made into
most excellent soup by adding tomato and
passing through coIander, reducing to the
proper thickness by the addition OF stock OF
water and serving with thin slices of lemon
and bits Of bread fried In butter.
Family Retail Market.
Butter and Eggs cheaper. Cheese is declin
ing in the 1holesa e market.
Meat shows BIO change Lamb is still scarce.
The Poultry glut is over and all kinds are higher
except turkeys which still plentiful anC
cheap. Game is also dearer the season " A
close March l. Fish sells at last weeks prices
summer Vegetables are In rather better supply