The herald., 1894-02-25
THE IDEAL IN FOOD AND DRINK,
Esthetic and Physical Delights
of Fruitarian Diet.
Fresh Fruit for Bread and Nuts
for Meat.
A Novel Plan of Diet Illustrated by
Combination of Dishes-A
Theorisps Bill OF
Fare, Etc.

uuCOOk6u Ifult6 huu NUS f16 ID u 1911
low of the Royal Botanic society of
England, and an author OF several works
on vegetarisnism.
Feed him with apricots and dewberrles,
With purple grapes, green figs and mulberries,
The honey bags steal from the humble bees.
] have a venturo1s fairy that shall seek
The squirrels hoard and fetch thee thence new
nuts.
Thus prophesied Bacon vel Shake
speare as to the coming food ideal:
midsummer Nights Dream" scene I.
Very few are aware how really de-
lightiul. elevating and esthetic purely
unitarian fare may be made. How
thoroughly enjoyable it becomes to
body, soul and spirit when actually put
to the test. The writer can sincerely
say that after FIVE years experience
nothing would induce him to 90 back to
the ordinary diet, and he knows hun
dreds who feel equally strongly. The
saving of time, trouble, expense and
worry, to say nothing of health. makes
the matter well worth trial, especially
in California, where fine frait in endless
variety is go abundant always, and
where the prosperity of the people ia 30
largely dependent upon good demand
for nuts and fruit.
GUIDANCE ONLY WANTED FOR A TIME.
There are constant inquiries being
made as to the best way to use fruits as
food. Without meaning to go entirely
on fruitarean fare, many would gladly
avail themselves of more fruit as the
warm weather approaches to avoid as
far as possible the troubles OF the kitchen
~ n In nf he
want to see a complete bill of fare for
week before they start, and to know what
can be done without the trouble of
thinking it out for themselves. But
after two or three weeks experience,
very few realize any need for guidance
as to what menu is best. 1t is a safe
plan, probably, to be little lavish at
the start, in getting the best of each
sort selected, and to learn to know as
soon as possible the names and charac-
teristics of each OF the most popular
fruits. When one is once an expert Of
fruits and nuts, there will be no trouble
about ordering in weekly or periodical
supplies at about wholesale rates.
HOW TO SPREAD FRUIT BANQUET.
We can spread sumptuous banquet
mainly with fresh ripe fruits at the
least trouble or expense of any food
the year round, after a short experience.
The only items for a complete family
meal in winter, are, say: walnuts or
pecans and oranges, apples, two or three
sorts at fret, bananas, few olives or
guRvaH, and tomatoes with a little cream
or new cheese or curds and honey to use
with tomato salad or with nute.
In summer we may simply revel in
the choicest varieties of peaches and
cherries, apricots and berries, plums
and cages, grapes and melons, figs and
pears, knowing that each is proper
food in about the proportion to the
sugar it contains. These fruits also
suffice.if we like, for our drinks as well as
food, as they range from 80 to 80 per
cent OF the purest and most luscious Of
all liquids.
II we can thus reduce to minimum
all needs for cooking, and drinking as
we'll as for drugs, doctors and dentists,
by getting more into fruit diet, it will
be well worth while practicing it little
at once.
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
1t is quite impossible without few
days ectual experience to realize how
much more actual enjoyment there is
on fruit diet than on any other, and it
is equally hard to believe without a
month or two trial that fruit is really
the most staying" of all foods,
for all ages and all occupations, i'm.
proving our stamina or reserve
power, because it is so easy to digest.
Such short experience will also suffice
to show that there is plenty of scope for
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various fresh and dried fruits and nuts
with cream, curds, eggs and milk. These
are especially desirable, perhaps, dur
ing the winter months, when the fresh
fruits are mainly confined to apples
and pears, bananas and oranges.
HINTS TO THE LADIES.
With little pioneering inventiveness
or imaginative genius fruit salads can be
made up by the ladies in endless varie-
ty. Well ripened bananas make CAPT.
tai jelly, when msshed down with or
ange juice, as combination for figs or
other soaked dried fruits, and If finely
ground cocoanut or almond meal can be
got, it will be found there is no actual
need for falling back upon cream or GUS
tard or any similar animal products, al
though these are extremely valuable to
wean the palate, also to aid in purifying
the stomach and blood and to bring
about that cleansing and renovating
process which is the most valuable re-
suit of the Edenic diet.
VARIETY FOR ALL TASTES.
The foods upon which fruitarians sub.
sist are mainly fresh fruits; also, in
winter, dried or evsporsted. canned and
bottled, nuts of any fresh sort; and the
beginner who may not use meat ia en-
Joined to try honey with nuts or milk in
place OF sugar; also, milk, mild new
cheese, or any form of fresh curd, like
York cream or cottage cheese and eggs.
Fresh cream is especially useful if nuts
do not suit.
For the non-vegetsrians who are not
living natural lives as to pure air or
country life; also, for those who are do
ing extra hard work, if their ordinary
diet OF meats-plainly cooked beef or
mutton-fowl or fish seems indispens-
able, 1t can be continued for time but
fruits should take the place of all the
starch and seed foods at once, such as
potatoes, roots, cakes, puddings.
For the weak stomach only after adopt
ing other natural living habits as to
fresh cir and exercise, may nuts be sub
stituted for the meat rations gradually.
Olive oil and olives, il not with too
much salt, and cocoanut butter, or any
pure nut or vegetable oil, may be found