Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
BY MRS. NJ. 4. WILSON

Scepyri0hs. 1921. by Mrs. 9f. 4. W3lson
All rights Tcscrped.J
ttHIS is about the time for the mother
- to watch the growing boy and girl
Tor unless mother keeps a close re.
straining hand, the little systems be
come c'ogged and overloaded. due t.
IN unwise diet Of overrich foods and
candies and pastries
Simple, we'll cooked mCa's for the
growing lad and lassie, VITA plenty ut
milk. fresh vegetables and fruits. will
seep them in the pink OF condition.
How much water does your young
eter drink? Do you permit him t. have
two cups of tea or coffee with meals
You would be surprised IL you knew
the number Of children who 60 to school
daily from good homes on just bread
and coffee or tea for breakfast.
Each child should be taught to drink
Eve or six glasses of water each day.
Encourage the drinking of water be.
tween meals. DO not urge children to
eat II they are not hungry. Rather let
them have glass of milk and omit a
meal until the little body Graves food.
IF child persistently comes TO the
table and is not hungry. then look care
fully and find out what he has been
eating between meals. Cakes and
candies just before meal will destroy
the appetite.
Forcing children to eat certain foods
M apt TO cause them harm. but unless
the child has a natural antipathv for it.
prepare IL in a different form and it is
quite likely that he will stop his fusSing
and forget his dislikes.
II cant get my boy to take orange
Juice and eggs and yet the doctor says
he must have them. II I force him
then he becomes ill-what shall l do?'
The first thing is TO stop talking about
him and his food-don't offer him either
Tor day or two and then prepare a
nice creamy soda fountain drink called
soutie for him.
Orange Souflic
Ream out the juice Of q MEDIUM
Ized orRnge and then strain and add
Ore teaspoon Of potedered Su0qr,
Tolk of one egg,
Beat to blend and then fold in the
rtifflv beaten white of egg. Pour in a
thin glass and give him two straws to
drink the mixture through. 4 spoonful
OF whipped cream may be placed on
top.
Prenare oatmeal in the usual manner
and pile on a saucer or plate in a high
mound. Cover the oatmeal with Gale
uOhiiu 'IFbllA dllh NutI SINt N4lll tillHl
parts Of milk and cream 10 eat il with.
Milk toast made as follows is splcr-
did. Heat the milk and toast the
bread. Then cut the toast in little
blocks and spread each piece literally
with n good creamery butter. Place Il
little Caledonian cream on top Of these
little islands and then lot them float
in milky lake-they are delicious.
Fcw children can resist them. Don I
forget the bread should be whole whea.
End day old.
Bread custards are also delicious.
Soak the stale bread in cold milk to
soften and then rub through 4 sieve.
Place one cup Of this prepared bread in
q mixing bowl and add:
Three tablespoons Of sugar
Tro ia blespoOnS Of melted butter.
Mix and then rub the custard cups
with butter and half fill with the nrc-
pared bread mixture now place IN q
bowl
One cup Of milk,
One egg,
Three tablespoons ot 2ugqI
Pinch OF nutmeg.
Beat to blend thoroughly and then iii
up the cuStard cups. Place the custarl
cups in baking pan containing water
and bake in slow oven until firm in
tne center. Cool and then loosen the
custard around the edges with 4 knife
and turn on saucer. GarniSh with
Caledonian cream and little bit OF
jelly. Serve with a glass OF milk.
Fresh green vegetables are vitality
necessary and 80 many mothers have
trouble in getting the Youngsters 10 cat
thcm-this IS equally true of salads.
Mold spinach or cooked celery into