Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-10
FOOD FOR THE BABY
METHODS OF COOKING TO GET
THE BEST RESULTS.
Barley and Oatmeal Cruel Should re
Made Fresh Every Day-Proper
Preparation Of Nourish-
ina Beef Juice.


How are some of the foods we are
to give our babies to be cooked
asked a young mother the other DAY
when told to put barley cruel Win
the milk formula.
To q woman who has much expert
ence with babies this may seem
foolish question; but indeed, how is
one to know until one Is told! Ana
I was glad that my young friend
asked frankly about this, that al
mothers should know how to make.
She has never had occasion to know
until recently, and now that ! am tell
ing her | mean to add the ways or
cooking to some other things that
may be given to small infants.
GrueIs being first on the dietary
list, let us begin with them. They
are made, of course, with cereal
and boiled until all the nourishment
is extracted Then the liquid IS
strained off and is digested without
difficulty, as rule. Barley and oat
meal are the first given, and barley
is preferred in the milk formulas
unless there is constipation; then oat.
meal is better Both grains are
ground into flour, and when making
! the guel try to get flour, using the
grain only when the -four is not tc
be had.
Make barley Cruel by mixing a tea
| spoonful of the flour into a smooth
| paste with little cold water. Have
boiling in double boiler pint of wa
ter, and into this pour the flour paste
taking care to keep 1t smooth. Lei
this boil for 20 minutes very slowly
and strain If lumpy. To the same
quantity of boiling water take two
tablespoonfuls of oatmeal flour.
the grain is used instead. two table
spoonfuls of the barley would be re
auired, or three tablespoonfuls of oat
meal.
Cruel put into the modified mill
should be made fresh every day ant
kept cold until used. For barley wa
ter, which is given sometimes wheI
the stomach is in delicate state
there are prepared extracts in thu
market, or it may be made by sloWl.
boiling cup of the grain and quar-
of water AS the water boils ava.
1t should be renewed until tn
strength of the grain has been extract
ed. Then strain, and If the liquid /
thick thin with boiled water
Beef juice is early put on the baby
food list, and while easily prepared
it should be done carefully. TIL
round is the juiciest part of the bee
and pound of this should be boile
just long enough to heat 1t through
through meat press or an ordinar
lemon squeezer
Salt slightly, and if heated whe
given set the cup containing it int
another of hot water. If heated to
long 1t curdles.
Farina, given at some time to a
small children, requires the mos
!, careful cooking twice tn
! time that the directions given
! preparing all cereals for babies neye
forget that they cannot be owe
;. cooked and the chances are that the
will be UNDERGONE. When this ha
pens they form soggy mass in tt
little stomach.
. When an infant Is old enough
,. have an egg to eat, always prepare
by coddling, which renders it so muc
more digestible. To do this place Il
egg in boiling water and draw bat
n Immediately where the water will n
20 boil Let stay in this water for S
ID minutes. The cooking will thus
% far more even.
II Broths are strong extracts of me
and the principle of cooking all is Il
same; always use cold water, let 1t
= long time coming to the boil, al
then simmer instead of boiling. I'll
=. extracts the good of the meat wit
- out wasting the liquid. Broth ma
with water that is boiling when pour
.. over the raw meat is worthless.
a Washington Star.