The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24
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Milk gets dirty easily and it is
very hard to make it clean after it
has become dirty. 1t is different from
such foods as apples and oranges from
which the dirt can be wiped. If milk
is left uncovered and dust or other
kinds of dirt fall on it, or if it is
put into dirty dish the dirt sinks to
the bottom and it is impossible to get
it out. Dirty milk is almost sure to
make children sick, and SO the great
est pains should be taken to keep it
clean. The barn where the cow is kept
should be clean; SO, too, should the
pals and the mixers hands. After
the milk comes into the house it should
be kept carefully covered in a cool
place.
Use of Clean Skim Milk
Whole milk is far better for child
rem than skim milk, but clean skim
milk is better than dirty whole milk.
If the mother can not get clean whole
milk she had better use clean skim
milk and give the child little extra
butter to make up for the fat that
was taken off when the milk was skim
med.
The Something" in milk that
makes children grow comes from the
grass and other green things that the
cow eats. The same "somethng" in
eggs comes from the green food that
every good chicken raiser provides for
his chickens. From the green food
it gets into the milk and the egg
yolks. This substances, so much need
ed by all young animals, is also in
| lettuce. spinach, and other greens.
For this reason these vegetables are
! good for children, particularly when
milk and eggs are scarce.
Some children do not like vegetables
and it does little good to try to per-
suade them to cat them. A better way
is to put them into soups or gravies
without saying anything about it. For
example, make milk stews or gravies
and put into them any small"amounts
Of cooked vegetables that may be left
over or some fresh vegetables cooked
for the purpose. Here is a recipe for
! milk stew. With plenty of bread, a
large bowl Of it makes a good dinner
| for a child.
/ Milk Stew with Vegetables
l quart milk, whole or skim
cup raw potatoes, cut in small
pieces.
A few leaves lettuce, spinach, or
other greens cut into small pieces or
chopped.
a small piece of onion
2 level tablespoons butter or bacon
fat.
Salt.
Boil the potatoes till soft and drain
Cook the other vegetables in so little
water that they do noy need to be
drained. Add to the milk. Heat, ado
the fat, and season with salt.
Almost any vegetable can be uset
for favoring milk stews. Or littl,
fish or chopped dried beef may bt
used. In the case Of very little child
rcn care should be taken not to scrv,
any tough foods like large pieces o
dried beef unlcs the mother has tim
to Watch and see that they are wei
cheWcd.
Another way to use milk is il
simple puddings.
Rice Pudding.
quart milk, whole or skim.
1-8 cup rice.
l-3 cup sugar.
IL teaspoon salt.
1-8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, O
cinnamon, or the grated rind Of l.
Of n lemon.
Wash the rice thoroughly, mix tn
ingredients, and bake three hours c
more in very slow oven, stirring OF
casionally at first.
Any kind Of cereal, oatmeal, cor
meal, or cracked wheat can be use
in place Of the rice and molasscs, {
or brown sugar can be used for swee
enng and flavoring.
TO say that a child does not nee