New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-07
For July's Diet
Benefit Of Fruits and Vege-
tables-Sauces for Meats
and Desserts.

IT HERE are so many good dishes
that may be concocted tor
the summer menu that the
only difficulty remains in the choice.
Even this problem is solved, If one
happens to be near a good market
centre where plenty Of vegetables
and fruits arc offered for sale.
Baked, broiled and steamed food
is moro acceptable than fried dishef
in warm weather, and cold meats at
tracgively garnished, moulded or Jel-
he'd are most appctizing.
+ A few ideas along the line of what
effect different foods have upon the
system may help in choosing that
which particularly suits the family
needs.
Apples purify the blood, feed the
brain, help to eliminate impurities
from the system. They should be
ripe when eaten. and may be scraped
for little children, who are not likely
to masticate their food carefully
enough. Bananas contain consider
able phosphorus and are easily di-
gested. They are specially good for
mental workers. Chestnuts contain
a large proportion OF starch. and
when boiled and sprinkled with salt
are nutritious and easily digested.
Dates and figs have many OF the
same properties, and are warming,
nourishing and sustaining, besides
having laxative properties.
Tomatoes are good for every one
inclined to a sluggish liver, as is
endive, the famous bile destroyer.
All the old supersttlons as to their
creating cancer and making rheuma-
tic conditions have been exploded.
Strawberries contain phosphorus and
iron. which make them particularly
good for anemic persons. Lettuce
is purifying to the blood and sooth-
ing to the system. Celery has much
the same effect upon the system.
Spinach is rich in iron, and carrots
and bects are most useful IN the diet
manual Humanity should make A
courtesy to the onion family as a
whole. for each branch is Of meal
culable value in health insurance.
The food value OF the grains. milk.
eggs and fruits is constantly demon
stratcd for old and young and in
valids. The only experiments are in
combination to suit special cases.
No Hard and Fast Rules.
/ No hard and fast rules can be laid
down as to diet, but we do know that
excess OF fatty foods causes accumu-
/ lation OF bile; too little OF fatty foods
causes mental exhaustion and nerve
troubles. Each person should suit
his diet to his occupation. rather than
to his individual taste or indulgence.
Climate must also be taken as a
factor in all diet selections. Each
season creates longing for different
kinds of foods, and if we follow
those longings they often will lead
us to the health goal we most desire.
Cold meats, salads and sauces vary
with the weather. Here are few
that may be of interest to the stay
at-homes, who have the pick Of the
markets at this time OF year.
Cheese Sauce.
Boil in water full bloSsomed and
bleached cauliflower, first stripping
it Of its green leaves. When done,
drain and serve in a covered dish
with cheese sauce, made with hall
pint of milk. thickened with tea
spoon of cornstarch; add tiny bit
of butter, pepper and salt. When ii
boils, take from the fire and add
three tablespoons Of grated cheese
the English dairy or edam cheese is
best Pour over the cauifowcr and
serve.
Walnut Gravy.
This may be used successfully with
sweetbreads parboiled and diced, or
with breast OF chicken, either cooked
and boned at home or imported IN
glass from England. Chop or grind
four tablespoons OF English walnuts
and put them in a pan with large
tablespoon OF butter. Fry until the
walnuts brown. stirring constantly to
keep them from burning. Pour on
one pint OF very rich stock and lei
simmer half all hour. Just before
serving ihicken with one tablespoon
of -four. blended with little butter
and add a few drops Of onion juice
a few drops OF kitchen bouquet
end a teaspoon of Msndalay sauce
or chutney. Lay in the sweetbread
or breast OF chicken just minute or
two to heat, then serve with olive
rings or curls and parsley.
Hot Cnckiail Piquantc.