Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-01-23

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Almost any vegetable can be used
for flavoring milk stews. Or little
fish or chopped, dried beef may be
used. In tie 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!
! ehewed.
Another way to use milk is. in sim
pie -puddingS. ="
Rice Pudding.
l quart milk, ,wholeIB teasRoonful of
or skim. ground nutmeg, or
1-3 cupful rice. cinnamon, or the
1-3 cupful sugar grated rind of Il of
" teaspoonfu salt lemon.
+ Wash the rice; thoroughly, mix the
ingredients, and bake three hours or
more in 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 flavoring.
To say that child does not need
flesh foods like meat, chicken, and fish
;Hif he has plenty of milk does not mean
that these foods are not good for hiU.
The chief point is that they are not
needed and when used in addition to
milk they are exlravagant. 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-giycn tough meat
that is likely to be swallowed in large
pieces. Fried meat is particularly
harmful.
Use Fresh or Dried Fruits.
Fruit once a day is u 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. u.s..
Every child should have plenty of
good bread. There is no danger of
him eating too much of it unless it is
covered with sugar or jam. A hungry
child will eat plain bread without
either butter or sugar between meals.
Save the sweets for DESSERT -.
Whole wheat or graham bread helps
to prevent constipation. So too, do
vegetables and fruits. Anthers who
cannot afford vegetables and fruits
should give coarse bread occasionally:
Cereal musles, 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, do,
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 suTner, 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 salt
pork fat.
Greens.
Milk Stew.
Egg on Toast. ".s
e.. Rice Pudding -
49, Milk Toast.
Steyed Celery or Cabbage.
Boiled Rice with Sirup.
= Potato Soup Bread and Butter.
Dol Arorta
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