New Britain herald., 1914-07-08
Many Good Dishes May Be Made
 For Those Who Like Summer Menu Baked Broed and Steamed Food More Acceptable Than Fried Dishes-Fruit, Chestnuts Dates, Figs, Tomatoes, Milk and Eggs Are Beneficial.

There are so many good dishes that menu that the only difficulty remains in the choice. Even this problem is solved, if one happens to be near a good marker center where plenty of sale.
 Baked, broiled and steamed food is more acceptable than fried dishes in warm weather, and cold meats at tractively garnished, moulded or tel- lied are most appetizing.
 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 df- gested. They are specially good for mental workers. Chestnuts contain 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, nourish- ing and sustaining besides having laxative properties
 . Tomatoes are good for every one inclined to sluggish liver as is en- dive, the famous bile destroyer. All the old superstitions as to their creating cancer and making rheu- matic conditions have been exploded. Strawberries contain phosphorus and iron which make them particularly good for anaemic persons. Lettuce is purifying to the blood and soothing to the system. Celery has much the same effect upon the system. Spinach is rich in iron and carrots and beets are most useful in the diet manual. Humanity should make a courtesy to the onion family as a whole, for each branch is of incalculable value in health insurance.
 The food value of the grains, milk, eggs and fruits is constantly demon strated for old and young and in valids The only experiments are in ccmbinations to suit special cases M No Hard and Fast Rules. HgNo hard and fast rules can be laid down as to diet, but we do know that excess of fatty foods causes ac- cumulation 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 indul- gence. Climate must also be taken as a factor in all diet selections. Each season creates longing for different klnds 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 a few that may be of interest to the stay-at- homes. who have the pick of the mar kets at this time of the year.
 Cheese Sauce.
 Boil in water a 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 a half Irint of milk, thickened with a tea spoon of cornstarch; add a tiny bit of butter, pepper and salt. When it hoils, take from the fire and add three tablespoons of grated cheese-the