South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-11
Circus Day Holds
Culinary Suggestion
Humble Member of the Nut
Family-the Peanuts a
Valuable Article of Food.

As this is the month when the cir
Gus comes to town. let me tell Won
about certain commodity which i'm
our minds Is always associated with
the small boy and the circus which
deserves much larger and wider
held OF usefulness, viz: The peanut
Since the shelled nut industry has
assumed such large proportions, this
humble member of the nut family is
in danger of being relegated some
what 10 the background, and most
undeSerVedly So containing as il does
more protein Chat upbuilding mate
rial for nerve tissue that any other
nut a settled idea has so long pre-
vailed that nuts partake of the char
acter of luXuries rather than of nee
essaries, and for this reason have been
classed with fruits rather than grains
In the nut nature has secreted "A sup
ply of energy, strength and health,
gathered from her various woodland
stores, that Is absolutely unpolluted
and free from adulteration. Besides
the large amount of albumen (prO-
teid) nuts contain all very desirable
in the human economy; being practi-
Cally free from starch, and their fats
in state of natural emulsion, they
are especially adapted to the use OF
q very common and numerous class
of dyspepticS-thOse who cannot di-
gest starchy foods.
Ideal Meal
BY many nuts have been consider
ed indigestible simply because of i'm
perfect masticatiOn and because in
the past they have been relegated to
the end of a hearty meal of many
courses. Taken in conjunction with
fruit, which supplies the elements
they lack, an ideal is attained too
seldom utilized. OF all the nuts, how
ever, as ! said before, the peanut is
richest in food value; so much So in
fact, the Germans have been expert
menting with a peanut meal for use in
bread making as part of the ration
of the German soldier. The follow
ing letter, received some time ago
when 1 was lecturing in Massachu-
sets on dietetics, affords a rather
interesting side light on this subject.
1T has occurred to me-" writes this
lady, that you may be interested in
the result to one of your hearers OF a
little hint YOU gave in your food lee
ture. You mentioned peanuts as being
rich in prOteids At that time l had
a little boy between three and four
years old, who was suffering from
'dilatiOn Of the stomach the result Of
a too prolonged milk diet; without alb
solute starvation he would touch moth
ing but milk till he was over three.
At che time I heard your lecture he
was pale and thin and liStleSs, much
distressed by his food, enormous
amount Of gas, sometimes vomiting;
he wanted bread and butter mostly,
but starchy food was bad for him,
and / was at my wits end to get him
food he would relish that was not
starchy. When you said peanuts are
rich in prOteids,' 1 thought to myself.
that it what / want for Theodore. So
or the way home 1 bought a quart
and fed them to him for his lunch the
next day." (HeaVensl I hope not the
entire quarti) taking great pains that
he chewed them thoroughly, with
plenty of salt: to my great delight
they did not distress him. The next
day I repeated the experiment, and
the next. Now we buy raw peanuts
for the last year by the bUshel, bake
them ourselves. and they are served
on our table constantly mot between
meals). Theodore eats peanuts when
the other children eat bread and but
ter. His breakfast and supper consist
of a soft boiled or dropped egg with
peanuts broken into it, and you might
hunt New England over to find n
healthier looking or livelier child
Pretty good testimony. that,
Some Recipes.
The following recipes, though not
original. I have tried and found all
good I should especially recommend
them for children. growing boys and
girls of school age.
7 imagine a peanut soup will be a
new idea to many OF my readers.
though very easily prepared and
should he included in list of soups
for children. Use One-half pound Of
shelled peanuts. remove outer skin;
pound to n pulp in cloth; thicken one
or two quarts Of milk. according to
number to be served. by using a little
-four and melted butter; season with
salt and pepper to taste; lump Of
butter, and add peanuts just before
serving.
Peanut Sandwiches.
Chop fine and mOisten with cream !
or mayonaisse: salt well and spread !
between thin slices of bread or on
toasted crackers; or use peanut butter
in this way, now put up so attractively /
by many firms. As you go on in life, I |
am sure YOU will agree with me that |
good health is merely a question of /
simple diet deep breathing, common
sense and cheerefulness. Think right, |
eat right, breathe right and be we'll
Peanut Gems
Make a batter Of one cup of whole
wheat -four, thinned to the proper
consistency with milk; add one tea
spoon of baking powder and about
one pint of roasted peanuts. skinned
and crushed. Add more if desired
Peanut Cookies.
Pound or chop one cup Of peanuts.
skinned; make dough of one table !
spoon of butter. One-half cup Of
sugar. one egg. we'll beaten: two table /
teaspoon of salt: add the peanuts and /
mold with teaspoon into balls: put I
half peanuts on top and bake about /
Is minutes or till brown.