The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-15
HEALTHFUL AND VEGETARIAN
COOKING DEMONSTRATED

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opportunity to increase their eficien-
cy in the culinary art afforded by the
interesting demonstration of health
full and vegetarian cooking given by
the Battle Creek nurses, Miss Eliza
beth Hickok of Miami and Mrs. Car
lyle B. Haynes, the wife of Evangelist
Haynes, at the residence Of Prof. d.
L. Milne, on Oklawaha avenue. Such
a number were present as to make
it extremely difficult for all TO get
into the kitchen. But those who
could not see all of the successive
operations in the putting together OF
delectable things to eat could at least
hear the clear explanations given by
the pretty demonstrators.
And as there was heard much
scratching of pencils while these ex-
plantations were being given, a strong
suspicion was aroused that some of
the men-folk of Ocala will soon have
things tried on them which they
have never seen before. If, before
long, your dinner table is graced by
the presence of some unknown dish,
don't turn up your nose, for if you do
your palate may miss n of the
pleasantest surprises of your life.
Most HeaIthful Cake
Oh, of course, it's true that cake
comes last. But this one was too
good to wait long. And then the taste
of this one fingers with such a pleas
ant memory that we are frightened
that the recipe may get away from us.
And that would be a calamity indeed.
You see, we are expecting to visit
some time, some of the homes pre-
sided over by those who were there,
and-oh, well, we hope this recipe
doesn't get lost.
Modestly, this cake was announced
as the best and most healthful cake
made" The ingredients were an
nounced as one cup of sugar, three
eggs, four tablespoons of water. n
4 Cup Vi BOu1- " O0hlnS " dC1 ~
soda, mind you. Then the pleasant
voice came over the crowding heads:
Let the water and sugar boil until
it threads as for frosting." All right,
they boiled. Then whip whites Of
eggs to a stiff froth and pour syrup
into the white, beating until cold;
then add the beaten yolks and flavor.
Lastly, fold in the flour, and bake in
a slow oven 1t baked while other
things were going on, and then it was
tasted. 'Snough.
Icing
Oh, yes, the icing on the cake was
made as follows: Two cups of brown
sugar and one cup of water were boil
ed together, two squares of dissolved
chocolate were added to it; when it
threaded it was taken off, but not
stirred for three minutes, then it was
beaten hard, and cream was added
until it became of the consistency Of
butter, and then it could be spread
on the cake at any time. The beauty
of this icing is that there is no 'psy-
Geological moment" when it just must
be put on the cake, but if made as
above it may be set aside and at any
time it may be spread owe the cake
as smoothly as any icing.
Soup Without Meat
Then came a vegetable soup which
tasted-well, the English language is
weak after all. AT any rate. this was
what was in it: One-half cup of car
rots, (diced), half cup of turnips, half
cup of cabbage, one onion, %one-quar-
ter cup of rice, two tablespoons of
butter (~browned) and one cup OF po-
tatoes, and then a few noodles, with
water enough to make about two
quarts. Meat! Far from it. Meat is
ruled out in all these recipes. 1t new
er is supposed to be eaten. Ask these
nurses. And what is the use of eat
ing it when you can get all of these
dishes in which it is usually includ-
ed made just as palatably without it
as with it, and do not suffer from its
after effects? Besides, meat costs
more than the ingredients used Tues
day to take its place, and that counts
for something.
Potato Salad
Comment is unnecessary. Here it
is; try it: Four good sized potatoes,
two hard boiled eggs, grated onion.
celery salt and mayonnaise dressing.
And the mayonnaise dressing was
made without vinegar, mustard or
pepper. Good? Well, rather. Why
no vinegar, mustard or pepper? Well,
listen: I'VE may deile our bodies by
the pepper and spices commonly used
in cooking. They contain no food ell
ement whatever; they do not add to
the delicate flavor of the fruits,