Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-02
KEENER APPETITES GOOD
SUBSTITUTES FOR SUGAR
Mother Finds Way to Cure Candy
Craving and Satisfy With Least
Portions OF Sweets.
ny LoRET"ro &. LYNCH.

what In the world is the house
wife TO DOE" asks correspondent.
My family demands desserts at the
principal meal OF the day. and when
do not satisfy this demand they HE
themselves to the candy shops to pay
the prevailing high prices for
sweets.
reason for the present scarcity and
high cost OF sugar %c once bought
for cents the pound. the fact re-
mains that the average housewife
Is at her wits ends to provide the
family with sweets.
Along this line | have been expert
incnting Tor two years. ] took "A very
rnpronising child from a charity in
stitution and decided TO make Ger
tain experiments with her diet.
have seen men who were slaves to
alcohol. but l havctncvcr seen amy
this girl of twelve was to sweets.
Al u single sitting she could de-
YOUR TWO pounds Of candy costing
from 81 to 81 In consequence. her
complexion, her digestion and her
disposition suffered. And after she
had had one of her very sick spells
she asked me what she ought TO eat
go that che would not be so III again.
OF course. most children have to
eat what is put before them, but IL
you are fortunate enough 10 get their
own co operation the task Is a much
simpler one.
At nrs;. Katie did not like her
diet food, hut | began serving small
81 portions and creating cncrGy-tak-
ing Jobs for her so tina, her appetite
became kecner. For breakfast. she
had a little fresh or dried stewed
fruit. "a cereal with top milk. toast
and warm milk or cocoa. Sometimes
the breakfast was bread and milk
and eggs
And by the time noon came she
all, l.. .aV...1 ..a1
the day. Sometimes II consisted OF
."cncgtable and meat stew. bread and
butter. date pudding and milk to
drink. For the evening meal there
mana. Boston brown bread and but
ter. rice pudding and milk.
And after six weeks Of Il proper
diet. found myself leaving candy
almost as much in the box as when
| left IL unguardcd. But because Of
the proper diet. the girl was being
normally satisfied.
Here then ~ the secret. First of
all plan out a proper diet for the
family At your library you Will ind
some excellent books TO help you.
And here are some recipes THAI call
same time are delicious and salts
Tying:
Date Pudding.
Cereal q. cornmeal and !: fari-
na) y cup boiling water, cups salt.
:, teaspoon chopped dates. 1 cup but
ter. tablespoon corn syrup. !: cup
( nutmeg. few gratings, egg.
Stir the cereal gradually into the
boiling water and add the salt Cook
directly over the flame five minutes,
stirring constantly. Then cook over
water for an hour and a half. Add
the other ingredients, having the egg
we'll beaten. Pour into creased
mold and bake half an hour in a
moderate oven. Time may be saved
by using leftover breakfast cereal.
Baked Indian Apple Pudding.
cornmcal. :. cup. milk. : cups. salt.
I !. teaspoon. ginger. !. teaspoon, mo-
/ laSses. u cup, apple, !.
SIT cornmeal into scalded milk and
| cook in double boiler thirty minutes,
) stirring occasionally. Add salt gin
{ ger and molasses. Put into creased
I baking dish and bake In Il slow oven
! one hour stirring occasionally. Slice
I apple and stir into pudding. Bake
until apple is tender. Serve hot or
I cold
Dried Apricot Preserve.
D.. Dried apricots. u pound. cold wa
'ter. cups. raisins. l cup juice o.
I lemon. whole orange. chopped nuts,
{ !. cup. corn syrup n!shD, ] cup.
Soak apricois over night In the.
I cold water. Then add all except the
nuts. Bring TO boiling point and
simmer one and onc-quarter hours.
Add NUTS fifteen minutes before TAX
Ing from IRE. Half a cup OF sugar
and half of water mixed