Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
MRS. WILSON KNOWS HOW.
TO MAKE Chill DREN EAT
AHd Cices Some Delicious Tempting Dishes That UM Make
Them ant the Food Eren if They Hare Been
Refusing to Take IL

| lttle piles and mask with RcrnaiSe
! snucc; or ser~e in the form of a salad
this frequently helps. Mother must
Keep in mind that the eye and stomach
are closely related and that food which
triIs to appeal TO the eye readily be-
comes distaSteful to the stomach.
The rosy checked youngsters of Hol-
land bear testimony Of the plain and
substantial dict. There the mother
gives these sturdy sons of the land of
dikes plenty of the coarse vegetables.
hard rye bread with some home made
goodies. Their method Pf cooking veg
etableS for children is to wash the
vegetables, scrapc them and then cut
in dice and wash again. Cook in
milk until tender and then add good
cream saucc. This. with rye bread,
butter, constitutes their midday meal.
The vegetables used are carrots, tur-
nips, potatoes, peas and beans in sea.
son; always a good handful of finely
chopped parsley is added before serv-
ing. Onions and caulihower and other
vegetables arc added for variety.
\ soup made from the coarse green
leaves of the caulihowcr is delicious
try it. Wash tho leaves and then cut
in small pieces and place in n saucepan
and cover with plenty of cold water
Cook slowly until the leaves can b.
rubbed through Il sieve. Measure tho
mixture and add TO one and one half
cups Of thick puree
One cup Of rich milk.
-Four tablespoons OF -four.
TrrO tablespoons Of butter.
Dissolve the flour in the milk and
then bring tho mixture TO n boil. Sea-
son and cook for five minutes 4 we'll
beaten egg may be added If desired and
little blocks of toast can float in the
purec.
Salads should be part Of the daily
dietary OF every child and should DE
varied so that the child will not tire Of
them. Children who must be induced
to eat them should be started upon the
fruit salads Never give q child mayon-
naiSC dressing on fruft salalS; il is
quite apt 70 upset the digestion. Serve
n dainty and delicious golden fruit salad
dressing in place and watch the young
sterS just cat it IN.
To make the salad pare and dice
One apple,
one orange.
Shred ono cup Of we'll washed green
leaves of lettuce. Mix the aUDlp. orange
and lettuce and serve with the fol
lowing dressing. Place in small
saucepan
JuiCc of one orange.
TirO thirds cup Of trGtCr
F0vr tablespoons Of Su0Gr.
Three tablespoons Of cornstGrch.
Dissolve the starch and sugar and
bring the mixture t" boil. Cook for
five minutes and then take from the
stove and add tho yolk Of egg. Beat
Nard TO blend. Thea fold in the stifiy
beaten white Of egg and you have n
delicious creamy golden yellow sauce
that children just love.
Caledonia1 Cream
This recipe comes from the Scotch
highlands-the land Of heather. The
thrifty housewife used this on the
morning mush. Place in email bowl
White ot one CqG.
Onc-hdIt glass Of any good homemade
'rNV.
Beat with n dover style egg beute-
until the mixture is n light fluffy mass
that will hold its shape.
Don talk to the younGster about his
meals. Rather see that his teeth are in
good condition and tell him about ath-
lctcS. who. if they fail 10 eat the right
FOOLS when they are little. cant rlav
ball or indulge in oth@ sports when
they grow Up. Good food eaten sIoyIy.
will make them strong and big. Every
little girl wants 70 be beautiful and
mother has but to tell her how these
foods viii max" her healthy and strong
and pretty, and She will acquire q real
liking for them.
Get the good old European habit and
feed the children by themselves. Before
the usual meal time is best and then
don't permit them to come again 10 the
table when the grown ups are eating.