The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
Frnits Rasil, nirested.

From years 4 OF experience las d
cook and hotisekeeper, and from datl
secured through experimentation BY
government experts, have reached
the conclusion that fruits should, be
more largely eaten, not only for their
Dalatability. which Is large factor
in ali matters OF food, but for their
ilutfitives and medicinal qualities.
There are many persons who have
an idea that fruits are not as diges-
ttble as some. other kinds Of food
although these are the very best ones
who would never think OF speaking
Of fruit as food For their bone
ut want to quote briefly govern.
mcnt bulletin on "Usc Of Fruit as
Food. Concerning the digesitbility
and assimilation Of fruit this Fbulle-
tin says
Few studies seem to have been
made to determine the ease or
rapidly OF digestion OF different
fruits, in the stomach, but cons
parison OF available data indl-
Gates that fruits compare favor
ably with other common foods
as regards stomach digestion.
Apparently, 1t is fair osay that
stomach digestion Is influenced
by the nature OF the fruit and its 4
stage ofsripeness.
Beaumont states that mellow
sour apples eaten uncooked re-
quire, two hours for digestion in =
the stomach and mellow, sweet
apples one and a-half hours AM
other observer notes that about
five ounces or raw ripe apple re- 3
qufres three hours and ten min
utes for digestion in the stomach,
but states that IL the fruit is un-
ripe, and consequently contains
high proportion OF celiulose.
much longer time maybe requir-
ed.
Little IS definitely known re-
garding the relative digestion and
absorption of fruits in the intes-
tine, but experiments indicate that
as akclass ripe fruits are quite
thoroughly digested, and it is evil
dent that, generally speaking,
fruits, like other foods, usually
remain in the intestinal tract long
enough for the body to absorb The
ntltrttive material present, and
that therefore the rate OF intes-
final digestion would not be a
matter OF special Importance.
Improved by Cooking.
These observations have to do with
fruits in their raw state. Now, as
with most other foodstuffs, fruits are
far more easily digested when cook
ed. And i know, from years of ex-
perience as the provider of a table
for large number OF persons. many
of whom had to he careful of their
diet, that nothing is more easily DR.
gested or more comfortably assimi-
lated than we'll prepared fruit dishes
i want every housewife to know
how to prepare such dishes want
her to know how to do this so she
can save money and:at the same time
have a better. table.
My greatest ambition is TO help
make housekeeping easier and to- help
provide better and more nourishins
meals for people generally And In
this series of what l may call "fruit
discovery articles, j feel that u have
come nearer TO a realization of this
ambition than ! ever before was able
to.
For her own benefit and that of her
family, I.hope every housewife will
make an effort 10 share the profit to
be gained from making use Of the az.
formation and recipes that will be
given in these ten articles that arc
to be printed in the Sunday North
American for ten Sundays, beginning
February Is.