The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
HOUSEWIVES DAILY
ECONOMY CALENDAR
In Place of Candy.
By FRANCES MARSHALL.

We spend no end of worry and lost
no end of sleep devising ways to pre-
vent sons OF families from smoking
their first cigarette. and plan ingenioui
devices to keep them from growing too
fond of Lady Nicotine. but precious lit
tie concern the possibility that oul
children are over-indulging In CANDY
ever seems to give us. Yet there is nc
doubt that the candy habit does do q
deal of harm. both to teeth. to digestion
and to general health. For the craving
for candy. il satisfied. will lead to Loss
of appetite for the more normal oil
better balanced rations, and this can
not help but result in loss of strength
and general robustness.
The Saturday night supply OF candy
which has become an institution In
many a home-too often leads to the
Monday morning headache. Although
il properly eaten. in small quantities
and usually directly after a meal. candy
could surely do no harm.
The craving for a bite between meals
is perfectly normal. and for growing
children and for men and women who
work hard there is no doubt of the
fact that little tempting between
meal now and then is really beneficial.
Instead of candy. why not eat more
dates, figs, or other dried fruit, and
more nuts, which satisfy the craving
for something between meals. and
which. since they do not possess 80
large an amount of sugar in proper
tion to their other ingredients. are
much better for the general health
One of the most wholesome OF dried
fruits and one that is least expensive
is raisins. which make an ideal be-
tween-meal sweet-meat They may be
bought all the way from the cheaper
perfect bunch variety at thirty cents.
put up in tin boxes so as to insure per-
feet juiciness. Then at fifty cents a
box you may buy stuffed raisins which
are among the most delicious Of all
sweetmeats.
For those who like he flavor OF
prunes there could be nothing much
better than dried prunes. which can be
bought in attractive boxes in especially
succulent condition, at thirty cents a
box. These prunes, being especially
large and juicy. are put up expressly
for sweetmeats and are far superior to
the ordinary kind bought for cooking
purposes.
Dates and figs need no recommenda-
tion, for every one nowadays knows
the goodness of these dried fruits OF
the tropics. Ginger is also especially
wholesome. and a fifteen-cent tin box
OF TINS QellclOuS S"eetmedI "nen eaten
with nuts or other dried fruit is espe-
cially tempting to many.
For between-meal purposes unsalted
nuts are somewhat more wholesome
than the salted variety. although there
is no harm done in eating nuts with a
little salt, if they are more palatable
that way. If you do not wish to 10 to
the trouble and inconvenience of shell
ing your own nuts, you can buy the
meats at comparatively small ad-
vance over those in shells. 1t is better
10 make these purchases at some large
market, a center market. IL possible, al
nuts such as shelled pecans. almonds.
walnuts. etc, are very much less at
these places than at confectionery
stores, and there is also greater econo
my in buying the broken meats than
the whole meats. and for ordinary pur-
poses these are just as satisfactory.
Next time you have craving for the
between-meal sweet buy a thirty-cent
box Of extra fine juicy prunes. a half
pound of assorted nut meats at the
same price, or a little tin box Of gin
ger at fifteen cents. You will surely
feel much better for your choice than
as IL you bought the same amount Of
chocolate cream or rich fudge. Try II
and see.
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