Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-13


Almost any vegetable can be USED
for flavoring milk stews. Or little
fish or chopped dried beef may be
used. In the case of very little chill
dren care should be taken not to serve
any tough foods like large pieces OF
dried beef unless the mother has time
to watch and see that they are wei
chewed
Another way to use milk Is In sim'
pie buildings.
Rice Pudding.
! quart milk, wholeis teaspoonful or
or skim. ground nutmeg, OF
1-3 cupful rice. cinnamon. or the
1-3 cupful sugar. grated rind of u OF
" teaspoonful salt. lemon.
Wash the rice thoroughly, mix the
ingredients, and bake three hours or
more in a very slow oven, stirring oc-
casionally at first.
Any kind of cereal, oatmeal, corn
meal, or cracked wheat can be used
in place of the rice and molasses, or
brown sugar can be used for sweeten'
ing and flayoring.
To say that child does not need
flesh foods like meat, chicken, and fish
if he has plenty of milk does not mean
that these foods are not good for him.
The chief point is that they are not
needed and when used in addition to
milk they are extravagant. So far as
health Is concerned some of the ten
derer flesh foods, like fish or chicken,
may be given in small amounts even
to very young children. No child,
however, should be given tough meat
that is likely to be swallowed in large
pieces. Fried meat is particularly
harmful.
Use Fresh or Dried Fruits.
Fruit once day is a good rule. If
you cannot afford fresh fruit, get dried
fruits. Soak them well and cook them
until soft. If the child is delicate give
only the juice or pulp. Very young
children who are just beginning to eat
other things than milk should be given
the juice only of the fruits. A little
later they may be given the pulp. A
healthy child of school age can eat
apples, peaches and plums, skin and
all.
Every child should have plenty of
good bread. There is no danger of
him eating too much of it unless 1t is
covered with sugar or jam. A hungry
child will eat plain bread without
nif h1rff or hnt Ia
Save the sweets for dessert.
Whole wheat or graham bread helps
to prevent constipation. So, too, do
vegetables and fruits. Mothers who
cannot afford vegetables and fruits
should give coarse bread occasionally.
Cereal mushes, like oatmeal, cornmeal
or cracked wheat, are good food for
children; they have just as much
nourishment in them as the ready-to-
eat cereals and cost very much less.
Hardness and crispness in food is not
the same as toughness. In fact, hard
bread or toast Is good food for chill
dren. Bread that has been dried and
slightly Drowned in the oven can be
broken into small pieces and served
with milk as cereal mushes are.
AS to sweets, save them for dessert
when the child is not hungry enough
to eat too much of them. One of the
simple buildings mentioned above
makes a good dessert. So, too, dc
plain cake or cookies. One of the
cheapest sweets is bread spread with
butter and sugar. white or brown
Lump sugar is usually far cheaper
| than candy.
Breakfast may consist always OF
fruit, fresh or dried, with a cereal
mush, milk. bread and butter. Bread
and milk or rice and milk are enough
for supper. The chief meal should
come in the middle of the day. Here
are few suggestions for it:
Suggested Dinners.
Baked Potatoes.
Milk Gravy. made with bacon or sal,
pork fat.
Greens.
Milk Stew.
| Egg on Toast
Rice Pudding.
Milk Toast.
Stewed Celery or Cabbage.
| Boiled Rice with Sirup.
Potato Soup. Bread and Butter.
| Baked Apples.
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