The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-26
LIST OF MENUS FOR THE
LLANO COLONY AND GIVES
FOOD VALUES

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Llano Colony has attracted the at-
tention Of George w. Carver, the
great specialist in foods and food val
ues. Of the Tuskegee Institute.
During the war Mr. Carver is report
ed to have refused large sums 10 90
to Washington TO aid in the conserva-
ton of food campaign, but he prefer
red to remain at home and give to the
whole world. without price, the bene-
fit of his knowledge. He has made
some wonderful discoveries about the
food values in sweet potatoes and pea
nuts. In scores of different way pea
nuts can be used as food. They may
be used raw, cooked, crushed into milk
and butter churned from the milk,
roasted for coffee substitute, made IN
to flour for bread. and many other
ways.
Mr.. Carver has sent the Colony a
list Of menus which gives a splendid
ration. He also sends table giving
the values Of each food from the nu-
tritive standpoint.
Here is Mr.. Carver's letter to LIano:
Mr. Geo. I. Pickett, Llano Co-opera-
tive Colony. Newllano, La.
Dear Sir
Your letter is So far-reaching in its
effect, touching vital conservation III
such 4 pronounced way from several
angles. that it gives me great pleasure
10 offer the following suggestions with
the hope that to some degree they will
serve your purpose.
| quite agree with you that any one
who makes study Of foods. and their
relation to our well-being, knows that
there is probably no question before
the American people to-day Of great
er Importance.
The old and trite saying. The pros
perity Of the nation depends upon the
health and morals of It's citizens, and
the health-and morals of the people de-
pend mainly upon the food they eat,
and the homes in which they live, is
even more important to-day than when
written, because we do not live as SIM
pie now as then.
| further agree with you that ignor-
ance in the kitchen is one of the worst
curses that ever afflicted humanity. II
is more destructive to human. life than
all of the armies combined. 1t sacri-
fices human life in large way from
the three following angles:
lst. A poor selection of food; that
is, foodstuff lacking in the constituents |
necessary to build up the body and
keep it healthy. i
End. Bad combinations of food, rem
derlng everything entering into the
combination unsightly. unappetizing,
and more or less indigestible.
Bird. Bad preparation of food. In
this, think | make conservative
statement when | say that rs percent
OF those who are entrusted with this !
important charge are deficient. i
Here is the very hot-bed for indiges-
ton, constipation. sour stomach, mall
nutrition. colo and a host Of other sto-
mach troubles.
The following table, together with /
the daily menus will suggest to the
thoughtful housewife an almost innu-
merable number Of combinations just
as nutritious, just as palatable, and as
economical, based wholly upon mater
ial that every farm can produce.
As TO whether it is better to eat veg
etables, fruits, meats. nuts, etc, cook
ed or raw, raises a very debatable
question. There are radicals on both
sides. However, think that careful
investigation from expert dietecians
agree that the individual foodstuff, and
the individual stomach almost wholly
decides whether a food stuff should be
eaten cooked OF raw.
Some stomachs can eat fruits, veg
etables, nuts, etc, cooked when they
act almost as a poison. raw; and vice
versa.
3 As rule, | should say, eat well-riip-
ened fruits, nuts, ETC, raw Vegets-
bles cooked until the tough vegetable
iber breaks down (softens except in
the cases of cabbage, lettuce. cucum-
bers. onions, parsley, etc. from which
delicious and appetizing uneooked sa-
lads are made.
Meats. 10 my mind, should be tho-- |