The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-04-11
FRUIT CAN BE COOKED DELL
CiOUSLY
BY Martha Mccu,loch Williams.

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A French woman, student OF medi-
cine, has just won her doctors de.
gree with paper on scientific cook
cry. In it she impresses forcibly the
fact that good feeding ia not merely
necessary to good health, but essen
tial to its restoration. Further, she
sets forth that the Stops and messes
to which invalids are commonly con-
demned not merely have no reason OF
being, but that they are positively
hurtful. They overwork stomachs al
ready weak, in sympathy with debill-
tated bodies: worse still there Is no
commensurate return for the work in
the way of nourishment. Yet, II is
manifestly impossible for sick or weak
or ailing folk. old people and little
children, TO feed upon the hearty"
things, or those highly spiced and
sauced, which suit healthy persons OF
strong appetites and stronger diges-
tons.
Right here comes in the paper bag
cookery. BY help OF it, food is made
tender, easily digested and favored as
nature wills. with only the added saw
Ors that fire brings out. Not only
meat and vegetables, but fruit as we'll.
The French lady lays stress upon the
fact that fruit Is almost curative for
many things if properly prepared.
Fruit cooked in a paper bag is Who'll
ly sanitary. There is, further, no
trouble Of watching OF stirring, no
apprehension OF scorching
Peaches should be scalded In boil.
ing water for a minute and half,
on the seed, put to stew in lightly
buttered bag. Add tablespoonful OF
water for a dozen large peaches-less
il they are very juicy. Cook for 90
minutes in a fairly hot oven, stacking
heat a third after five minutes from
the putting in. The seed gives an
adorable bitter-almond flavor Add
sugar to taste. while the fruit is very
hot. and let stand several hours be-
fore using. For an invalid choose
sweet, very juicy peaches. cook in
small quantity--say half dozen at
time-without adding water, and
buttering the bag w. Serve UNI
sweetened with thick cream.
Wash gage plums very well, nut
them in a buttered bag with very
little water, aud cook twelve to wen
ty-hve minutes, depending on the
quantity, IN a fairly hot oven. SUeeten
while very hot, or add soda il sweet
ening is forbidden.
Baked pears are relished by almost
everybody Ripe, full favored fruit of
medium size and even is the best
Cut or the stalks close, snip out the
blossom end. and stick in a Glove
there. Pare thinly, pack in buttered
bag with little water and cook 8f-
teen to thirty minutes in fairly hot
oven
Leg OF Lamb. with Turnips: Get a
fat leg Of lamb, have the butcher taac
of carefully the outside membrane
In that most OF the sleepy" taste re.
sides. Scrape well. wipe over with a
damp soft cloth, and Il necessary
wash quickly in cold water, but avoid
washing ii possible. ;alt and pepper
moderately. then grease well-Using
either butter or clarified dripprgs-
dredge very lightly with -four AMI pu;
into roomy. thicky creased bag with
pint OF sliced turnips, two small
thinly sliced onions, small sprig OF
mint and half cup OF tomato pulp OIL
Catsup. Sliced potatoes can be added
at wlll--in that case use fewer tur
nips. Be sure there arc no sharp ends
OF bone projectins--they should no cut