Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-20
CARE OF THE BABY IN SUMMER.
{ eeding the Baby During the Second
Summer.

NothHc IL ~ UduEtIou~ ~ ~ UiDN :
health as wrong feeding; nothing 50 i'm
portant To his healthy development as
proper feeding.
For the first nine months, breast milk
i the only food a baby should have, ex-
cept a little pure drinking water. Ii the
breast milk j. not sufficient, it may need
to be supplemented. as directed in a pre-
vious article Of this series, with properly
prepared cows milk in a bottle.
For the baby between 9 and II months
Of age. certain foods may be carefully adj
ded To this diet. a list Of which was given
in the preceding article.
For a healthy baby ut the beginning Of
it second year, the same diet may be used
and a. the child grows various foods may
he added. lie may now take undiluted
cows milk and well cooked cereals twice
u day. in addition to fruit juice. broth and
dried bread.
AT Is months he may have a little rare
beef, or well cooked chicken or mutton.
Meat for n baby should be broiled, roast
ed or boiled, never fried, and should be
given To the baby scraped or finely minced.
The following are sample meals for a
healthy child from Is months To = years
old: Can ounce * two tablespoonfuls.)
Z a. NJ Milk 5 to 10 ounces, piece Of
swiebach, toast or dried bread.
9 a m.-Orange juice ounces.
10 a. m.-Cereal, ? ta~blespoonfuls, cup
milk.
2 p m.-Broth, 6 ounces: meat, ] table
spoonful; vegetable (spinach)) ! table
spoonful; stale bread, | piece; baked APP
pie. | to , tablespoonfuls.
q y. m.-Cereal, ! IL tablcspooniuls,
milk. & to s ounces; toast or bread.
10 y. Mink, $ ounces in cup (may
nc omitted.)
The following rules for cooking and pre-
paring certain of these articles may be-
Helpful to mothers:
TOAST-Bread one day old. cut in very
thin slices; slices placed on edge in a toast
rack in an oven to dry. Leave oven door
partly open.
BROTH-Of round steak. ! pound; Of
water, ! pint. Put the meat on in cold
water and allow il to come to a boil, then
lower the flame 20 that il barely SINNERS
for three or four hours. Remove the meat
land add enough water To makeup the orig
inal amount Of liquid; strain through q
wire sieve and set aside to cool. When
cold the fat is removed in n solid piece,
leaving q clear liquid Jelly. Heat \ small
norton when II j. time to feed the baby.
Keep the Jelly covered and ON ice.
NEAT tablespoonful. Take meat.
| round or ~irloin steak. ~craped with a sill
yer spoon. When Won have the desired
amount. shape into 4 pat and broil on 2
hot. dry spider. When done, add a little
salt.
Or. n piece Of rare round Sirloin steak.
The outer part having been cut away j.
~craped or shredded with a knife.
SPINACH-Cook spinach in sailed
water until tender. Pour cold water over il
and drain. Rub through a fine sieve.
BAKED APPLE-Apple baked "a hour,
Skin and core removed , tablespoonfuls
of pulp strained through n fine sieve.
CEREAL. FLOUR PREPARATIONS
Cereal preparation. 81 of a cup, cooked
with | quart Of water for 81 of m hour
in Il double boiler. Add enough water 10
keep moist.
OATMEAL-IIave a pint of water boil
inc in the top Of the double boiler; add l-2
teaspoontul of salt and drop in gradually
IL cup of oatmeal flakes. stirring all the
while. Cook for three hours and strain
through "a wire sieve. Pour on one TO two
ounces of milk.
Never give a baby cakes, candy, dough
nuts, pastry, fresh bread, griddle cakes.
syrup. molasses, pork, or tough meat of
any kind, bananas, over ripe fruits, pick
les, tea, coffee, soda water, beer, or toasted
foods from the family table, especially
during hot weather.
Additional directions for feeding older
babies and rules for cooking meat and veg
etables for their use are given in a bulle-
tan published by the Children's Bureau of
the Department of Labor, Washington, ID.
C. This publication, %"Infant Care" i sent
free to all who apply for it."