The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-06-15


cities by hucksters. many centuries in
the past. Virgil sings of 1t in his pas
toral poems. and Ovid mentions II in
words of praise.
The cultivated strawberry plant
reached Europe about the year l712.
but attracted little attention and made
little progress until about 1850 or
1850. when another kind than those
previously raised was brought from
Chili-one having pleasant, pineap-
ple-like aroma, which was known as
the pine strawberry.
In America, during the early colon
lal 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
is, therefore. an American product 1t
adapts itself to a 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 it's section of the
country.
AS the strawberry contains abund-
ant salts of potash. lime. and soda, its
value as a food can not be over-esti-
mated. What is more refreshing on a
warm day, after being fatiSued from
labor in the fields. or perchance. after
returning from a long walk. than to
sit down to a dish of these luscious
berries. which our Creator has so
kindly caused to grow for us AS you
cut them with the spoon and the fine
red juice begins to flow. note the CON
trast between this sight and the one
so horrifying. of cutting piece Of
bloody meat, causing the oozing 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 i'll with fever, or
for any others who require a light
diet, there is nothing better adapted
than fruit juices. This is the lightest
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-
cording to some authorities, beside
the antiseptic property OF the straw
berry. 1t possesses more-a curative
property. Linnaeus. it is said. was
persuaded to take Strawberries dur
ing a severe attack of sciatica. with
the result that sweet sleep ensued.
and when he awoke the pain had SEN
sibly subsidized. On the next day he
ate as many strawberries as possible.
and on the following morning the pain
was gone, and he was able to leave
his bed. Gouty pains returned at the
same date in the next year, but they
were dispersed as soon as Linnaeus
was able to get strawberries. AS the
strawberry excels all other common
fruits in the amount of mineral salts,
1t is likely that this fruit is beneficial
in equity states.
Strawberries are best eaten Just as
they come from the vines, after being
thoroughly washed, with as little SUI
orr nc nossjhIe as much sugar rom
ders fruit less dipestibIe The straw.
berry as we'll as all other acid fruits
doc not combine VOL with mill or
cream 90 this should he avoided
Canned berr,es are very nice for noe
whom fresh once arc ont Of season
Err,t Soun-Tn ono cun of straw.
horny iuice cool, one teasnoonfuI Of
sapo until TRANSPARENT Add one cun
~ nipeanple mice ono tab,esnoonsu,
NJ lemon iu;ce ono tablesnoonfu of
SMEAR serve hot as soon as we'll
heated
Strawherrv M,nute Pudding Cook
=, n,.,or I'M we'll sooIdad Add s,,aor
~ tasta slim opt the fruit and into
,ha ho,,,ro ir,oe Ctr scant cun Of
.rarrIatod wbeat aour previorsIv