Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-18
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
Copyright i3i ,.Ssg.s X 4.:; 1.:.rssa NJ 4. wilson,
TNEMPTING the delicate child to eat
l. sufficient food for his bodily needs Is
very often a heart breaking task to the
worried mother An impatient child
with a finicky appetite often retards its
own development, and the wise mother
must surely teach this youngster self
control before any real gain can be
made.
To begin with, Mother must herself
be calm and cool and even tempered;
to let yourself 60 just once will have
an Ill effect upon your child. 1t is
surely a big mistake to have a child
eat at the table with grown folk, so
plan your little child's menu and hours
so as to be before the usual family
table. Arrange the table for the child
or children and sit down with them
and tell them little stories about the
little bears who ate all the bread and
honey and drank all the milk. Then
tell them that you are the mother bear,
and that every time you go out to hunt
something, then the little bears eat all
the porridge and drink all the milk, etc.
Change the story each day.
Often the delicate child loses all ap-
petite If a big bowl of porridge and
milk is set before him, and, while he Is
hungry, still he is unable to eat. So
use large size dolls set Of dishes and
always set an extra place and then
play that you have to watch this little
bear or he will plav piggy. Mold the
cereals in demi- tasse cups and turn on
sauccrs. Cut the bread into blocks or
dominocs and use little straws and
small glasses for milk. These little
methods will soon tempt him to cat
more food.
Chicken Custard
This is a nutritious dish and one the
delicate child usually likes. Place a
cup of cold, rich chicken stock in a
mixing bowl and add
Little seasoning,
Ttoo eggs,
fok OF one eg1.
Beat with dover style egg -beater to
blend thoroughly and then divide into
four -buttered custard cups, set
the custard cups In a pan of cold water
and bake in a slow oven until the
custard is set. Test by inserting the
blade of silver knife. II no custard
adhere to the knife, it is cooked. Re
move and chill. To serve: Stand in a
pan of warm water and heat slowly for
fifteen minutes. then run knife around
the edge, turn onto a thin slice of toast
and garnish with little whipped crem.
Fruit juices should play an important
part in the daily diet of young children.
Orange juice, baked prunes. rubbed
through a sieve, stewed raisins, apple
sauce and baked apples. ripe peaches
rubbed through fine sieve, as we'll as
ripe strawberries, raspberries and black
berries, afford little variety. IL you
plan to serve these fruit juices in little
cocktail glasses with a straw or with
tiny spoonful Of stiffly beaten white
Of egg or cream on top, few children
will resist them.
Too much urging frequently makes
the child unruly. so in an Indifferent
way, say We'll I guess we will make
q nice orange soda or strawberry nee
tar and then prepare the drink and
arrange a small table and then remark
"Let's go to the home. drugstore, and
have a nice drink" pull up two chairs
and just play company with the child
and you will be surprised how soon
change will take place In his appetite
and health.
Nervous mothers who are cross and
irritable soon develop this strain In
their children. II you yell or scream
at child. he will very soon learn to
do the same thing to you. Before you
can improve the health of an irritable
and nervous child, he must be taught
self restraint.
During the warm weather give the
children a matted chocolate milk. Place
In saucepan
One .halt CUP Of cocoa,
OnehaB onp OF 'odter,
Dpa- half CuD of su0nr
Bring to boil and then cook for
Ave minutes. Remove from the fire
and turn into small pitcher and add
one teaspoon Of vanilla. Place In the
icebox and 1t will keep until used. Now
place in n cup
Tablespoon Of matted milk,
Three tablespoons of boiling ,cater,
stir to a paste and then add
Too tablespoons of chocolate sirup,
Too tablespoons OF crushed Zoe,
md fill the cup with cool water. Turn
into bowl and beat with a dover
style egg -beater to blend thoroughly. |
Pour part In small glass and serve
with tiny bit of marshmallow on top
and two little straws for the child to
drink with.
Few children can resist this:
Strawberry Lemonade
Place In a bowl
One teaspoon of lemon juice.
YOlk OF one e90,
Too teaspoons Of either fresh or
strawberrv preserves,
Too teaspoons OF sugar,
DO not use the sugar If you use the
preserves.
Too thirds CUP of pater.
Beat with egg -beater to blend and