Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-07-14

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 II in
words Of praise
The cultivated strawberry plant
reached Europe about the year 1912,
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 a pleasant. plneap.
ple.llke 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
Is, therefore, an American product II
adapts Itself to wider range OF latl.
tude and to greater extremes in en-.
ylronment 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 fatigued from
labor in the fields. or pe-chance. 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 a piece Of
bloody meat, causing the oozlng out Of
the blood, (which Is the life"
"Takc not the lie you cannot give.
All things have equal right to live"
For persons very III 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 allmentary canal, to
a great degree. free from germs
which would otherwise do much mis-
chief, overpowering the body weaken.
ed from battling against disease. Ac.
cordlng to some authorities beside
the antseptic property Of the straw.
berry. It possesses more-a curative
property. Linnaeus, It Is said, was
persuaded to take strawberries dur
ing n severe attack OF scatlca. 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 Llnnaeus
was able to get strawberries. As the
strawberry excels all other common
fruits In the amount Of mineral salts,
II 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,
gar as possible, as much sugar rem.
ders fruit less digestible TIE straw.
berry. as well as all other acid fruits
does not combine well with milk or
cream, so this should be avoided
Canned berries are very nice for use
when fresh ones are out of season
Fruit Soup-In one cup OF straw.
berry Juice cook one teaspoonful Of
sago until transparent. Add one cup
of pineapple Juice. one tablespoonful
Of lemon Juice, one tablespoonful Of
sugar. Serve hot as soon as well
heated.
Strawberry Minute PuddIng-Cook
a quart Of ripe strawberries in a pint
of water till we'll scalded, Add sugar
to taste. Skim out the fruit, and into
the boiling juice stir a scant cup Of
granulated wheat -four, previously.
rubbed to a paste with little cold wa
ter; cook fifteen or twenty minutes,
pour over the fruit, and serve cold
with whipped cream.
Strawberry Toast.-Take fresh
strawberries and mash well with
spoon. Add sugar to sweeten, and
serve as a dressing on slices OF zwle'
back previously molstened with hot
water or hot cream. When fresh Der
rles are not obtainable, turn a can OF
well-kept berries into a colander over
an earthen dish, to separate the juice
from the berries. Place the Juice In a
heat ~ hnIimU