The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-07-01

dates back into the times of antiquity
This luscious berry. which to-day we
SO much enjoy. was peddled about the
streets of ancient Grecian and Roman
cities by hucksters. many centuries In
the past. Virgil sings OF 1t In his pas.
toral poems. and Ovid mentions It In
words Of praise.
The cultivated strawberry plant
reached Europe about the year 1912.
but attracted little attention and made
little progress until about 1880 or
1860. when another kind than those
previously raised was brought from
Chili-one having a pleasant, pineap-
ple-like aroma. which was known as
the pine strawberry.
In America, during the early colon.
ial days. the wild strawberries of the
field were abundant and furnished a
much priced article of diet. These
wild plants were transplanted to the
garden and produced fruit Of In.
creased size. The garden strawberry
10, therefore, an American product. II
adapts itself to q wider range Of lati-
tude and to greater extremes In en-
vironment than any other cultivated
fruit. There are a great many varie-
ties. each peculiar to its section Of the
country.
As the strawberry contains abund.
ant salts Of potash. lime. and soda. Its
value as q food can not be overesti.
mated. What is more refreshing on a
warm day. after being fatigued from
labor in the fields. or pe-chance. after
returning from = long walk. than to
sit down to a dish OF these luscious
berries. which our Creator has 30
kindly caused to grow for US! As you
cut them with the spoon and the fne
red juice begins to now. note the con.
trast between this sight and the one.
10 horrifying. Of cutting a piece OF
bloody meat. causing the oozins out of
the blood. which is the life"
Take not the life you cannot give
All things have equal right to live"
For persons very Ill with fever. or
for any others who require 4 light
diet. there Is nothing better adapted
than fruit Juices. This is the lishtest
diet which can be taken. digests easily
and is very refreshing. because OF the
valuable acids which the berries con
tain. Further. the fruit acids are
germicides. keeping the stomach. and
In fact the whole alimentary canal. to
. great degree. free from germs.
which would otherwise do much mis-.
chief. overpowering the body weaken.
ed from battling against disease. Ac-
cordinE to some authorities. beside
the an,iseptic property Of the straw
berry. II Possesses more-a curative
property. Linnaeus. It is said. was
persuaded to take strawberries dur.
Ing \ severe attack OF sciatica. with
the result that . sweet sleep ensued.
and when he awoke the pam had sen
sibly subsidized. On the next day he
ate a. many strawberries as possible.
and on the following morning the pain
was gone. and he was able to leave
his bed 0outy pains returned at the
sams date In tho next year. but they
were dispersed ~ soon a. l.innaeus
was able to get strawberries. As the
strawberry exceis all other common
fruits In the amount Of mineral salts.
Il 10 likely that this fruit 10 beneficial
In equity states.
Strawberries are best eaten Just %
they come from the vines. after being
thoroughly washed. with as little 81.
gar - possible. a. much sugar rem.
dsrs fruit less digestibie. The straw.
berry. % we'll g. oil other acid fruits.
does not combine well with milk or
cream. 10 this should be avoided.
Canned berries arc very nice for use
when fresh ones arc out Of season.
Fruit soup-ln one cup OF straw.
berry juice cook one tcaspoonful Of
saso until transparent. Add one cup
Of pineapple Juice. one tablespoonful
Of lemon Juice. one tablespoonful Of
sugar. Serve hot - sooa - we'll
heated.
Strawberry Minute Priiing.-cook
. quart Of rips Strawberries In q pint
Of water TIL we'll scaidsd. Add sugar
10 taste. Skim out the fruit. and into
tho boiling juice stir q scant cup OF
granuiated Eheat dour. previously
rubbed to paste with . little cold ~.
ter: cook Afseen or twenty minutes.
pour over tho fruit. aud serve cold
with whipped cream.
Strawberry Toast.-rsks fresh
strawberries and mash well with .
spoon. Add sugar To swcesen. and
serve a. . dressing on siices Of swis-
back previously moistened With hot
water Of hot cream. When fresh Der.
r!ss are not obtainablc. turn . can Of
vsiikspt berries into eolsndcr over