The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
August Foods

By JANE EDDINGTON.

In August the markets are NOR
crowded with vegetables than at an
other season OF the year and vere !
taipcs at q lower price suggcstinrs
the can. Before It is over field anJ
garden have seen wonderful ;,bun
dance The maturing sun has indeed
sweiied the Sourd bent the appl
bough. and loaded and blessed all
iruit-beartnE trees
No fruit is more welcomed BY oil
fashioned folk than the early apples
Fantastic dishes are made Of II I'm
there Is nothing better thun the grccif
apple sauce. suear-swcetcned. instca
or h"cctencd with marshmallows Al 3
left TO flavor itself instead of hayil
something added TO flavor 1t.
The apple is one of the less water, I
fruits. yet has as much water as IN,
orange, and when cooked ii is best II
this water is made the most Of Mann
people use far too much hydrant wal
or in making apple sauce. 1t is best
cooked up quickly, but this can bc
done without noodlne IL with water
one cup OF water TO two large apples
is sufficient and for four. two whole
cups VIII not be needed.
There rs something sanitary about
the apple whether cooked or uucook
cd. II j. one Of the foods OF the beauty
seeker. and the health maxim of not :,
a
keeps tn" doctor away Something OF
THIS sanitary value liz lost II II is made
too sweet in the cooking. II has a
considerable percentage Of sugar Of its
own, no matter what its acid content
and this should be kept in mind I'm
adding sugar
Hot apple sauce, not too sweet. is a
tonic and a blessed medicine for those
who cat heavy fat things Its acid Is
germ destroyer. az well as stimu-
liant 10 organs inclined to be sluggish
when ovcrworked.
II is in August that good. sweet
genuinely sweet--baking apples come
into the market. The hard sweet pre.
serving apple appears later. but in
this month comes that apple which
needs no seasoning when baked. ana
when eaten in milk is one Of the rare
old dclicacies which We have reason
Ia wish for more often in our CITY
life.
\ great dripping pan full Of sw IS
apples needs hut ~ little water arou 8
them To help form that delicious carr
mel In which they Will stand whci
done II carefully baked. They burr 3
easily. and so when baked were calleo
formerly BLACK caps because theii
skim became black in tho baking Mi
this is not necessary. and the skin i.
precious food.
foods for the different months. IT is
Interesting 10 turn To Mrs. Classes
1864 edition and see what she gives as
the product OF the Kitchen and fruit
garden for August;
"Cahbagcs and their sprouts, cauli-
flower, artichokes cabbage lettuce.
hects. carrots, potatoes. turnips. some
beans, pca. kidney beans. and all
sorts Of Kitchen herbs, radishes. horse
r"dish, cuGrancs, figs. mulbcrrics and
niberts. garlic, rocamboles tshtllo' 8
"r cschalo), melons and cucumbcrs 70
picklinc.
"Cooscbcrrics, raspberries. curran,#
grapes. figs. nulbcrrics ana flbcr'M
Apples. the Windsor sovereign. crani 81
burGamot slipper. rcd Catherine. Kin a
Catherine. penny prussian. sun,mc Il
roppening. sugar and louding pear Ss
Crown EordcauX, lavur SAVOY and wa 81
lacotta peaches: the muroy. tdwn s.
red Roman. little Grccn cluster ana
yellow ncctarncs. Imperial blue
dates. yellow late pear. black pear
white nutmeg late pear. great An
tony or Turkey. and Jane pluns
cluster. muscadin and comedian
grapes. q
The baked pear is one of the Au "a
gust and fall desserts. which is no 81
as we'll known as it ought to he. & II
course much depends upon the variet, a
Of pear as to whether it will bake o,
not. There are special varieties for
this service, but those which are firm 4
aud with red checks are likely 10 MAKE
well in 4 rather thin syrup.
Teaches. too may be baked but Vi,
is only when these fruits are without
spcck or naw. as they are immcdiately
after ihcir Iipcninc, that they arc
best so cooked.