Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
THE

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that blows NOBODY any good
and that the war in spite Of its cruelty
and wastefulness and horror i. really
making us better and stronger. Most
women Just simply cant see il that
way. They are willing 70 do their bit
or their all and they smile as they do
i. most OF them. but il Is asking them
too much 70 ask them 70 agree t. the
proposition that wars are beneficial
things and make for progress.
However, every once in a while one
does find in some Very small way that
some OF the reforms that have been .
necessary result Of the war are leading
u results that are very beneficial We
don't admit that they are commensur-
ate with the dreadfuiness Of the war
but true il IS that in the matter OF diet
~ reform We have taken strides that
would never have been poss bic III
times Of peace
So much by way OF lea ding up tc the
thought that two very much mallgned
forms az food have had their reputa
tions cleared up as a result Of the war
cheese and nuts. The old idea in this
county was 20 serve both OF these rich
protein foods as aftermath 10 a
hearty dinner. They came after the
dozenth course when by no stretch of
the imagination or the appetite could
We take any other fCrm OF food And
then when we later fslt that these rich
viands lay heavily on our consciences
we blamed not ourselves but pronounc-
ed them irdigestible. The truly Amer
lean way 10 eat cheese was lavishlN
with pie And nuts were eaten with
raisins after the pudding or the pie.
Now il is known that these foods are
extremely rich in protein and therefore
form one If our BEST meat substitutes.
They never were intended TO be used a :
an accessory to dessert but rather as
the most substantial article Of food Of
the whole meel.
:very housewife should a. in a
plentiful supply OF nuts as sooe as
they are to be had in plenty after frost.
The> will not deteriorate II kept IN d
cool dr.. place So quickly IN YOUR own
house as in the store and they are
quite lot cheaper in quantity than in
small amounts. II is likewise cheaper
to buy nuts OF the different sorts than
mixed nuts, most dealers usually
charging for mixed nuts a price similar
10 that Of the most expensive nut III
the mixture
IL there are thin sheiled nuts in your
collection keep them away from mice.
Hard shelled nuts are protection unto
themselves agains these rodents
One OF the most thrifty ways of using
nuts is In the many sorts of so called
meat t-su bstttute dishes in which the
nuts give the flavor that compensates
for the lack Of the meat and supplies
fat and protein Nuts add nourishment
and richness 10 wartime cake also \
cake containing q good intermixinR of
chopped nuts and rais!ns or cur
rents is a very nourishing and
wholesome dish If not taken too
hot and in fact by virtue of the
nuts and fruit Il can be kept fresh
for many days Muffiins and bread con
tanning nuts are excellent and can be
used without butter if you like, But
bread made into sandwiches with cot
tage cheese is hearty enough for the
main dish or any luncheon
Besides all these dietetic reasons why
nuts should now be used as much as
possible-and remember when pricing
them to compare them with meat for
which they may he used 8s a substt-
tute-there ts another. And that is be