The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-04
The Most Delicious Berry That Grow

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! The Most Delicious Berry That Grows.
20 marvel. fruit Of fruits. pause
To reckon tEes I ask what cause
SET free so much from heats,
At core Of earth. and mixed with sweets
WIKI sour and spice
The enthusiast &c lover Of the straw
berry considers it the one perfect fruit
without flaw or single defect; 10 rind or
core or stone TO mar the fuu pleasure Of
the palate Not TOO tart ike the goose
/ berry. or with the oversweetness which
brings hint OF safety. IS with the red
raspberry. O.ae writer describes It as one
unalloyed and uulmpaired n0uthful Of
+ 6elici0usaess. Cultivation has so IL
/ creased the size OF the berry that some
+ varieties require the TWO bites, Ike the
prover5iaI cherry. The strawberry is a
hardy little native, which strives in the
( northern and temperate olimes. and
comes Of the earliest Of the fruits in
ring. Its appearance Is sucer harbin-
ser eff the summer than the o1e swallow
5 and from its grst advent to the close OF
( its season it is eaten and enjoyed with
uaalioyed relish, as TIE palate never
seems 20 tire Of the favor which makes
/ f. so distinct from so many other fruits,
Although the earliest strawberries. which
come to the northern markets from the
southland. are greeted with delight. one
does not fully enjoy the choicest wine CT
theIr favor until we have the home
grown fruit. ripened IN the rare perfect
sunshine and sweet-scented dews- these
/ seem to en1b0dy the very essence and
spirit OF rare June days and sunny July.
without plum pudding and turkey as q
summer without q strawberry.
THEIR WHOLEsO8IENESS.
Eaten IN moderation these berries are
wholesome and cooling. They are richer
than most fruits in potash and lime salts,
especially soda salts. This fact enhances
their value as a food to follow a strong
rich winter diet If rather dry materials
They contain a large percentage Of wa
ter. which still further recommends them
for spring and hot weather diet Their
salts arc chiefly a combination Of vege-
table acids and alkalies. These become
converted into carboa ates in the system,
they impart aikalinity to certain bodily
functions and are. on this account useful
when bodily conditions show gouty ten
deney.
In rare cases the effect Of. eating straw
berries is shown in decidedly uncom-
Portable manner. by a cutaneous eruption
which somewhat resembles erysiDelas in
appearance. However. this is not the
fault Of the berry. as some claim and it
should not be blamed for the unhealthy
or peculiar condition Of the system into
which it is introduced.
WAYS OF PREPARING THE BERRY.
The many ways Of serving this luscious
berry are almost as manifold as they are
delishtful. Every one admits that they
are best served whole. fresh picked and
uncooked. as heat Injuries the delicate
volatile favor which makes them de-
lsht to the taste Many object to assoc
eating them with cake and cream. the
very cuImiEa tion Of gus,atory pleasure in
the estimation q others. The addition
OF some asid. like lemon, orange juice or
sour wine is considered IN improve
me1t to the stra wberry. Claret is fire.
quently added; but there must be no
doubt about its quality. as poor claret
VIII ruin the berry.
STRAWBERRY MOULD.
Put perfectly ripe Strawberries in
Jar or double boiler and sat over hot wa
ter and heat untI the juice Is al drawn
out. Then strain ana measure aad 70
quart Of the juice allow cupfn of sage.
Soak this for an hoar in Just enough
water 70 cover il. Then adj it 20 the
fruit Juice and boil until clear and thick
Ike 5elIv. Turn over plain 0blcag
mould. FAT on top and sat away to get
ccld and sti1- Turn out ana arrange
two rows II whipped cream roses around
the 1oo and bottom edges Of The mould
with with whole straw berries in between.
STRAWBERRY WHIP.
when the berries are small and not por-
feet enough IN appearance TO serve whole.
cau them thoroughly OF Ice. then srriliz-
le with a little orange Juice ana plenty
% sugar and crush them 70 a pulp and
fold ia the whipped whites Of tHa or
three eggs and serve as soaa as mixed
ICED STRAWBERRY COMPoTE.
Pick over carefully ard put GA fee. Ga
deep eiass dish. three piats Of perfectly
ripe st-a vberries. 1laEe q sill 81 Ich
freeze like "a soraet-o- Tacu le4dv o.
serve heaa over the chilled te1ies, spread
with d meriusue and serve
STRAWBERRY BLACK NANCE.
Staa Il quart u ripe Strawberries lace
in q bowl ana crush theu vith E.. wooden
e.. adding three-qarJers II c1p
o. powdered sugar Allow 81 s-leI b.
cor1 place several hours.
Heat plat Of MIX i1 a 11atle boiler
with half q cup of grsrl,1tai slear.
When hot add two ounces ~ ysl--aa dis
solved 81 iitti= wa-e-. sL- aru -a