Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
by MRS. ". 4. WILSON
cspprt0ht 1929, ey urs. ". A. WtlsOa

Cepeft0ht, 1923, bv NrS. ". 4. WtlSoH. Al
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CHILLY wintry winds blow in tho
! ~ storm clouds. with snowy and ice
cold weather. This Is the season of the
ye8r when the housewife should lool,
: well to the nutrition of the family sup
plying the needed heat and energy foods
In liberal portions.
Hominy grits, Cornmeal. oatmeal,
wheat cereals aud other breakfast CO
reals all contain u maximum amount Of
heat and energy values. and for this
reason they should be used literally
during the cold, wintry weather.
Cereals can be- made into many ap
petizing dishes and will afford an eco
nomical change nS well as adding
variety. The Scotch and otApn European
nations live largely on cereal dishes and
Ind them not only satisfying but also
nourishing and economical.
In the modern scramble 10 DO things
quickly the housewife has fostered Il
notion in her mind that n few minutes
or a half hour at the most is plenty ot
time TO cook cereals, This is indeed H
serious mistake. for the European
housewife will quickly tell you tha.
hastily cooked cereals are not 80 salts
fying as those that are cooked for sCv.
eral hours.
Long, slow, moist cooking Is vitujk
necessary to soften the coarse. hard col
lulose or fiber wall that inclcsses the It,.
tic grain of starch. Failure 70 cook
cereals sufficiently Is often one Of tho
reasons why ~ many cooks find thut
they cause intestinal disturbances. \
little European housewife. not long over
from the mother country. thinks nothing
vt starting the cereal ~ cook right after
the breakfast. and then letting il cook
all day very slowly. aud serving it for
the supper. This method would BE- ideal
for young children and old folks.
II your time Is limited In the morning
By all means cook the cereal the rvcning
before. and then reheat in the morning,
adding either sufficient hot milk or boil
ing water. and do not feel that II you
should cook more than the family will
use IL will BE- wasted. Loft over cereal
can be turned into It most aDpctizing
dish that viii realty add 10 tho menu,
A new tr:ck to usc whilc cooking tho
cereal Is one lhat wiz prevent the
cereal from sticking to the bottom Of
the cereal kettle when ready 70 make
the cereal rub the bottom and sides Cf
the cereal kettle literally with either
good shortening or salnd oil. Now add
the water and WACr boiling add tho
cereal and cook in tho regular mauucr.
The question Of Just what sort o'
utensil to uSr for the cooking OF the
cereal is always important--tirst choice
would be either Loubc boiler or =
nreless cooker lacking either one, any
clean saucepan will do.
Sometimes n complaint will como IN
that the cereal has q peculiar taste.
and that something is wrong with the
cereal; find upon investigation that
the real trouble f. that tho housewife
has used pan that is either badly
worn, with the odor of many foods
'clinging TO IT, or that the pan has had
foods repeatedly burnt in it and poorly
cleansed. To cook the cereal SO that 1t
viii be good tasting. boiler should b"
kept for this purpose alone, and not
used to cook cabbage, onion and sim
liar foods as we'll.
The proportion Of water Is always a
tsssatnt on which the real success Of cereal
hinges and for this reason 7 will give
rule that can b" used as a standard
formula.
Fill the standard haIf-rint mcasur.
ing cup with the cereal, using spoon
, 70 I'LL the cup. Now place
! Four and or..hdN cups Of rGter in
nc cereal kettle aud odd
Ore IeucL teaspoon Of salt
. nd when boiling add the measured
\ ereal. Stir for little while to Pre-
ent Jumping. theu cook slowly for
\ lhree hours on the simmering NurnCr
IF this cereal Is started just before going
10 bed and the light turned TO steady
even fame. and the lower compartment
n the double boiler is filed with watel
II will be ready aud piping bot 70,
breakfast.
Just sufficient light to keep the boIIe,
hot is all that is necessary. This mean'
that it does not need to boil but jus
simmer.
For variety TO the breakfast cerea
YOU may add