The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-10
The Home Circle
BY Celia Hord Kenny

IO4O cASAAy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
quart of young, tender okra; place in a
granite saucepan two tablespoonful
of butter, medium-sized onion, me-
dium-sized green pepper, both minced
fine: stir over the fire until a golden
brown, then add three large tomatoes
peeled and cut into pieces, three table
spoonfuls of Spanish or some hot pep
per sauce and salt to taste, and the
okra. Cover the saucepan and simmer
gently for half an hour. Turn out on
a hot dish and sprinkle over with a
teaspoonful of minced parsley and
serve.
Brunswick Stew.
Stew large fowl until the meat
; leaves the bones; remove skin, gristle
and bones and chop the meat in coarse
pieces. Return to the liquor; add a
pint of corn scraped from the ears, a
pint of young lima beans, three cups
of tomato, a good-sized onion, minced
fine, pint of young celery seed, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, and salt, pep
per and Worcestershire sauce to taste.
Simmer until okra is tender and then
serve.
The addition of little paprika just
before the stew is taken up improves
it greatly.
okra Fritters.
The large pods may be stewed in
sailed water, cut into rings or in long
slices, dipped in batter and fried.
The Medicinal Value Of Vegetables.
We do not desire to impress upon
the minds of our readers the idea that
any class of foods are to be regarded
in the light of medicine or remedies,
for we believe too much thought is
already given to means of overcoming
ailments that frequently originate in
morbid imagination only. But many
vegetables do exert very direct medi-
cinal effects, and it may be we'll for
the housewife to inform herself as to
the nature of these in order that she
may work more intelligently in con-
structing daily bills of fare. A we'll
known authority gives the following
table:
Asparagus is very cooling and easily
digested.
Cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts and brocci are cooling, nutri-
tious, laxative and purifying to the
blood, as a tonic; but should not be
eaten too freely by delicate persons.
Celery is delicious cooked, and good
for rheumatic and equity people.
Lettuces are very wholesome. They
are slightly narcotic, and lull and calm
the mind.
Spinach is particularly good for
rheumatism and govt, and also in kid
ney diseases.
Onions are good for chest ailments
and colds, but do not agre with all.
eve may add, uncooked, they do not
agree with many.)
Watercresses are an excellent tonic,
stomachic and cooling.
Beetroot is very cooling and highly
nutritious, owing to the amount of
sugar it contains.
Parsley is cooling and purifying.
Turnip tops are valuable when
young and tender.
Potatoes, parsnips, carrots, turnips
and artichokes are highly nutritious,
but are not SO digestible as some veg
etables. Potatoes are the most nour-
ishing and are fattening for nervous
people.
Tomatoes are health-giving and puri-
flying. either raw or cooked.
Chilli, cayenne, horseradish and mus
tard should be used sparingly. They
give zest to the appetite and are valu:
able stomachics. Radishes are the
same, but are indigestible, and should
not be eaten by delicate people.
Cucumbers are cooling, but are indi-
gestible to many.