The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15
RALSIN RREAR A room.
Gained Ideal By AdvOcatcs % the WiAa
Uss Of the RAisln.

Called Ideal By Advocates % ths WlAag
Uss OG the RAlsln.
SAN DISCO. Cal. May iO.-Tho rEian
grape Il perhaps tho most popular vaEi-
city with the growers in California. LaM9
punches Of these white luscious grapes
are laid in trays upon tho ground and
day after day the curing process gnes
on. Ths round. full grape dries and
Shlivels and the green. fresh stem with
err and contracts until finally tho grapes
have ceased 20 exist a. grapes. and IN
their place Ia q light broWnish bunch q
capsules hlled with a pulp many times
sWeetsr than the original Erape. the
goodness and richness Of the graps
having been concentrated by the sun raga
and ia sweetness increased
Before California learned the vAlus
Of the irigatinG ditch and began 10 plant
grapes and cure raisins the United Statsa
got ia raisins from Spain and paid fairly
good price for them. In oourss Of time
the native raisins began 10 creep into
the market and mako their way into the
favor Of tho public
OF all the dried fruits none perhaps
equals the raisin in food valus and ease
Of digestion. and containing but - Per
cent. Of moisture and the balance almost
wholly grape sugar tcarbOhydratnsl u
IL on a par with the date and the dried
fiE a. an energy producer in the system.
figuring up over ZOO units Of fuel yalue,
hut the ralsin grower has. because q
peculiar market conditions. bean forced
TO keep his noss 70 the grindstone II
msagre profits. When the new raiSins
were in shape 70 market the carried over
old Stock on hand was held up in front
Of the grower by the dealer and prices
suffered The question thus aroao
whether too many raisins were produced
or whether tn people. through sheer
ignorance. were allowing one Of the most
valuable foods to become a glut in the
market. treating il a. a mere delicacy
and not a. a domestic staple
80 the raisin grape growers got their
heads together and talked over wHya
and means TO widen the field OF uss by
educating the public. The result was
the proclamation Of q RAiEn Day, April
~. in California. Housskeepsrs. oonfec-
TONERS. bakers. hotels. restaurants and
grOosrs took up tho cry for raisins on
RAisin Day The raisin growers. encour-
aged by their first attempt, the next year
went beyond the State limits and enlisted
the hotels throughout the whole country
70 add raisins to their menus on Raisin
Day
The dining car service 81 tho railroads
Of the land were prevailed upon % make
raisins a leader upon their menm On
| April ~. The bakers wore requested IN
make and sell raisin bread on Ralsin
| nay. and this being more or less OF a
novelty the bakers took Il up with a viii,
/ and found that the public ENJOYED a veil
made loaf ~ rai-in bread. This year
pTt1sS we're offered 10 bakers and house-
wives in California for the best loaf Ut
| raisin bread and the raisin growers have
by means Of concerted action circulated
/ raisin literature all over the country.
There seems 20 he no formal or fixed
standard for raiain bread. The proper
ton of raisins 10 hour may vary from
| half A pound Of raisins 20 ons pound ~
| four down % half a DOZEN raisina laid
on top of the loaf.
FTper,s say that the ideal raisin loaf
Il that in which. although practically
| fun Of raiains, none can bo detected on
thu closest scrutiny.
To accomplish this Il II necessary that
the seeded raisins be put through a meat
| grinder and reduced 10 a pulp. and then
| worked into the dough. When this u
done Of cOurss the loaf loses its white
color and takes on the shade OF tho ratsin
itself a deep hro~n.
! In the baking Of such loaf ths fabric
Of the raisinH entirely dtsappears and a
raisin favored sweet. brown loaf h the
result The heat Of the baking oven or
| the digestive action Of tho yeast seems
| 10 ohliserate the physical presence Of even
the -kil. ~ the faisins ..
such bread has much 10 recommend u.
with children especially II h not safe
Co tell child that Il can have all the cake
II wants When a question OF quantity
is raised az 70 rai-in bread you can safely
give a child all Il requests. .a
The brad. assuming u 20 he well made
i harmless no child ever having had
-mince pie dreams from eating bread and
butter The adding 81 the raisins 20 thu
loaf and their perfect dlsseIninatlon
through It adds nothing TO the indigesti.
bility II the loaf for grape sugar, ~ found
in the raisin. Is One Of the substances
requiring the least effort on this part az
the digestive process
With raisins In a loaf of bread mada
from some strong glutinOuz wheaten
-four. such ~ durum -four. you get
a nOurishing food combination 81 protain
and carbohydrate that II all but ideal.
You could support life indefinitely and
perfectly uDon raisin bread made from =
-four rich IN gluten. A labOrer could
perform the hardest kind u muscular
work on rai-in bread alone.