The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-07
cHILpREN.s MILkY WAY
Use Of More Milk for Children Is
Urued.


Burlington. Sept 3.-The Extension
Service Of the University Of Vermont
and State Agricultural College again
urges the use of milk and yet more
milk, especially for the hildren.
In spite of war conditions, the
health and welfare of our home pOpu-
laiion must be kept above par Nour-
ishment of our children has rightly
been said TO be the first duty of the
Nation. Milk fat (cream and butter)
promotes body growth and repair.
Milk proteins replace meat. The
mineral salts of milk are necessary
for both growth and repair. Every
child of Is months to Il years of age
for health safety should have II
/ pints Of mix every day
An important work of every indivi-
dual community should be to regulate
the cleanliness and most of milk and
Ito constantly advertise the import
ance OF its regular use. for it has
rightly been called the greatest
single factor for safety IN the human
diet.
Too many children do not like
milk But these same Youngsters
do like potato soup and other veget.
ables combined with mi into soups
/ az cup or more Of cooked and
strained vegetables to . cups milk.
Such soups provide an excellent way
OF cultivating the taste Of such yeget.
ables as carrots, turnips, peas. spin
ach and other green's, Enthusiasm
for these homely regulators of our
health often needs stimulation, es-
pecially during adolescence. The
common milk gravy" is, of course,
thick mi k soup Such soups and
grayies should he free from unpaht-
able humps of thickening material
Milk thickened with cornstarch
usually level tablespoons to ] cup
MILK, sailed. sweetened little.
we'll cooked and Favored sometimes
with chocolate or cocoa-make a dc
licious dessert served with sweetened
top milk or cream or q soft custard
Then there are custards Of many
kinds. including iunket which we Of
ten neglect because of its simplicity,
nut OF which some children say its
most as good as ice cream Colored
pink with a morsel of vegetable color
ing il IS much more appetizing.
An old fashioned cook gives us two
delicious pudding recipes. Eggs
Yes. they do call for eggs but If we
have on hand, as we should, dozens
Of eggs preserved in lime water or
water g'ass two eggs Will not scare
us, especially when we remember
that they are better for us than
meat or that they can replace meat
IN the diet With a generous supply
Of mix and egg padding for dinner
we can do without meat and so help
our soldiers.
Aunt Maria's Baker Indian Pud
ding -Scald l quart milk Cskimmed
or whole sprinkle in a scant l2 cup
graduated corn meal and stir over
the fire until it is slightly thickcned
Cool, Add a scant 23 cup sugar. ]
teaspoon cinnamon. beaten eggs. ]
teaspoon sat, few raisins; and bake
in slow over 40 to 80 minutes or un
III The custard 'wheys"
Aunt Maria's Rice Puddng-Subti
tute about cups cooked rice for tho
corn meal in the foregoing receipt
Finally, remember that milk and
milk products (cream butter. cheese
Gncluding cottage cheese) are VITA
necessities. Mil, for the children
for nursing mothers for the sicf ana
woUnladl Especially must we con
servo ihc stamWt oi the Nation's Iii
dren Steps shonl 80 taken b. ~,
public to assure the safety Of theil
Milky Way,