The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-11
CORN. KAFlR AND coWPEAs
MAKE MANY DELICIOUS
DISHES
THE USE or THEM MEANS ECONOMY
Government Pamphlet Gives Many
Good Recipes For Utilizing
odahoma's Best Crops
On the Table

NAAhi tti0tt EN4Nt0Af NANAA1iHA ~ "a
perts in nutrition of the United States
Department of Agriculture. who have
just issued a new bulletin entitled.
Use OF Corn. Katir. and Cowpeas in
the Home"
In combining one food with Others
il is sometimes convenient to know
how nearly it comes 10 being in itself
balanced ration. IN the rational
diet II is estimated. corn meal should
be combined with foods which have
more protein lmusele-building ele-
ments) or less fat and carbohydrates
(energy-producing elements) than il
has itself. Among such foods are
milk. most kinds of meat and fish,
eggs, and cheese. II is the common
practice to eat corn-meal mush with
milk, to add cheese TO corn-meal
mush which is to be fried. or to
serve corn-meal preparations with
meat Fish balls with corn meal is
dish which approx'mates the bal
anced ration Hefe is the recipe:
cupfuls cold white oorn-meal
mush / cnpful shredded Goldfish,
/ tEEs hABlGDlb0AAMi hQAAtAf IN
over the Goldfish and soak it To re-
move salt. il necessary. Combine the
ingredients and drop by spoonfuls
into hot fat Drain on porous paper
These Goldfish balls compare very fav
orably in taste with those made with
potato and are more easily and quick
ly prepared
Other recipes for cooking corn meal
are given in the bulletin and it is
recommended that as dishes made
with corn meal are likely 10 be more
tender than those made with wheat
the use OF small amounts of corn meal
In the making of such foods as waf
nes and doughnuts is desirable
SO closely does the composition Of
corn meal resemble that Of other pre-
pared cereals that. pound for pound,
they may all be considered to have
I the same food value When corn
meal or ksfr meal sells for cents
4 pound therefore, and some other
+ cereal for 8 cents, the housekeeper
may consider that she secures Lore
than twice as much food for her fam
1 ily for a given sum when she selects
corn or Kaiir meal
Kafr corn and cowpeas are partlc-
ularly well suited for use in locali-
ties where they win mature crops
and both their nutritive value and
cheapness, as well as their good fla.
gor aud the numerous ways in which
they can be used should recommend
/ them to the housewife Though fay-
orably known as staple food in the
Southern States, the oowpea has not
come into general use throughout the
United States. It Is well worth great
/ Isl extended use, as II is wholesome
nutritious, and possesses a peculiar
/ ly delicate and pleasing flavor. Cow
reas are used on the table in three
forms In the nod shelled green. and
shelled dried In these three forms
they correspond, respectively. to
string beans. shelled green peas, and
dried navy beans, and call for much
the same methods Of preparation for
the table Among the recipes given
for cooking cowueas are the follow
Ing:
Mix cold. cooked cowpeas with
French dressing and serve on let
tuce. endife. or water cress The
/ proportions for the French dressing
4 are 3 tahlespoonfuls Of salad oil. /
Tablespoonful Of vinegar. and one
half teaspoonfnl Of salt. Add j few
grains OF cayenne pepper
Boxed cowpeas.
Cook / quart Of large white COW
peas slowly in water until they begin
10 soften. This viii require five OF
slx hours Pnt them into a bean pot,
add one.haIf pound OF salt pork and
tablespoonful Of moiasses. Cover
with water and bake slowly six or
seven hours. It is well to have the
pot covered except during the last
hour
Hopping John
Soak quart OF dried cowpeas over
night in water enough 10 cover. Cook
until they are tender. adding more
water if necessary. Cook a pint Of
rice in pints Of water. mix the two
season with . tables spoonfuls Of but
i--r and ? teaspoonfuls of salt. A lit
tie beef or pork may be added to the
water in which the peas are cooked
This bulletin mas be procured free
on application to the Division of Pub
4 fications. United States Department
Of Agriculture Washington. p. G
Sandwich Filling
The mixture Of cooked peas and
cheese may be used for a sandwich
filling. In fact. cooked cowpeai
mashed and freed from the skins b.
being put through a sieve may form
the basis Of a large variety of sand
wich filings. The cheese may b
omitted ana chopped celery or nut
/ added. or the peas may be mixel
with a little butter and a few drop
OF vinegar OF lemon juice. Leave
Of lettuce dipped in salad dressing
] add to the attractiveness Of the sand
siches.