The Washington herald., 1912-03-01
~ JULIA CHANDLER MANz.

The woman who has the planning Of
three meals a day every day in the
week sometimes feels herself fit SUBJ
feet for the madhouse. especially about
this time of year, when market prices
of the early spring vegetables brought
from afar are prohibitive, and she knows
at the same time that her family is very
tired of the winter vegetables and heavy
meats. The woman who must consider
economy in catering for the home board
finds herself between conflicting inter-
ests. II she buys some Of the tempting
vegetables and fruits that have come
from Cuba or Florida she will be exceed
ing her financial speed limit. and II she
doesn't she will be subjected to remarks
from members Of the family that snow
her all too plainly that their appetites
need whetting after long HlnteF Oh
much the same diet
I was thinking something OF this when
] made a trip through the Washington
market yesterday afternoon and saw al
the enticing spring edibles. Florida and
Cuba tomatoes are there, but they are
selling at cents apiece or 20 cent
basket Artichokes from Cuba were OIL
fered me at 20 cents each. Hothouse
cucumbers were selling at % cents
apiece; strawberries-the most tempting
sight Of all-lost their allurement when
] learned that they were so cents a box,
so 1 turned to the more reasonable home
grown offerings which are attractive
enough were one not tired of them.
This in-between season is doubiy hard
for the woman whose family gives strict
Observance to Lent Her liberty Of
choice is so curtaifed that a marketman
told me yesterday that there had been
q considerable change in the demand OF
foodstuffs since the beginning Of the Len
ten season.
It was with the thought of the woman
in whose family Lent is observed that
i went through a multitude of recipes
compiled specially to serve her. from
which l picked out a group upon which
she may depend for variety, relish, and
reliability.
Grapefruit RefreAhInE.
Grapefruit is refreshing and cleansing
20 the system, and at the same time
tonic, without the unpleasant effects
of quinine. Some persons have culti-
waited the taste for it and enjoy eating
Il without sugar, which. no doubt, is the
most healthful way, but as a general
thing twice as much sugar is required
with it as with any other citrus fruit.
The acid and bitter taste both have the
be combated by sugar. Wine is used by
many with it, and the combination OF
maple sugar is also considered a deli
cacy. The usual way OF serving is to
cut the fruit in half, remove seeds and
fibrous portions of the skin with a sharp
knife, cut out the core. and fill the
center with sugar; set on ice to get very
cold.
II the pulp is snot separated from its
section, the difficulty Of eating spoils
half the pleasure in the fruit. When
served for normal occasions, grapefruit
may be dotted with csndled or mara
schino cherries.
Apple and Suet Pudding.
Two cups of chopped apples, two cups
of chopped ralsins. one cup of sour milk.
one cup Of molasses. one cup of sUet and
flour enough to make a stiff batter.
Begin by putting one teaspoonful of
soda in the milk, then add little grated
nutmeg and cinnamon and a pinch of
salt Stir the suet into the mixture
and then put in the flour a small quantity
RJ a time Boil tied up in muslin.
One glass currant jelly. half package
Eranulated gelatin. one-half pint cold
water, one-half pint pineapple juice, one
half cup sugar.
Steep the gelatin in cold water one hour,
add sugar, pineapple juice and jelly. then |