Evening star., 1924-05-23
1RST, lemons for health! We
= may exult over the strawber-
~ and praise the nsach hut


may exult over the strawber-
i ~ and praise the peach, but
Tor general utility the lemon
rs pre-eminent, and no fruit can COM
pete with 1t in the number and vari-
ety or It's uses. There is nothing
more effective in natural foods for
tonins the system and purifying the
plood than this, the most positive Of
citrus fruits and except in a few
cases wherc a superfiuity of acids is
prohibited. the lemon may be pre-
scribed freely, especially for cooling
inc blood and reaching or preventing
iohg list of ailments which take
tnclr rise in disorders of the liver.
IN England. every foreign going
snip is required by law to include in
us supplies a sufficient number of
lemons, SO that every seaman may
nave in his daily diet an allowance
OF one ounce Of lemon juice after
having been ten days at sea, this to
prevent the scNrvy so prevalent.
The Italian recipe for the cure of
malaria, used in the Champagne, is
worth noting. for II may also be used
IN Florida and other warm states.
one lemon, rind and all, is sliced thin,
and over it one and cne-half pints of
cold water are poured and the whole
cooked until reduced to one-half pint.
1T is then strained through coarse
linen or cheesecloth, so that part of
the tender pulp and rind exude. After
standing until it cools, 1t should be
taken during a fast, to be continued
for some days. This is said to be
a sure preventative or cure for the
dread malaria
Baked lemons for colds. and flax
seed Lemonade
land grandmothers, are we'll known,
and many singer threatened with
hoarseness beats up the white OF an
egg with the juice of lemon, with
remedy, and for headache famous
writer often takes the juice OF a
whole lemon squeezed into cuptul
of strong, black coffee.
Every medicine chest should contain
a tumbler, a fruit knife and a fresh
lemon. Begin the day with lemon
water drink, sweetened according to
your taste with honey, in preference to
sugar Also be sure that there is none
of the white pith of the lemon. Use
Hot lemonade, sweetened with glycerin
instead of honoy or sugar, is a magic
remedy for indigestion and biliouSneSS.
For skin massage, strained lemon
Juice is excellent. For Frightening the
hair. for softening the hands, for pre-
venting brittle nails, it should be kept
always within reach. Children should
no encouraged to use lemon juice Tor
cleaning their teeth and as throat
and mouth wash for guarding against
Chilblains are often at their worst at
the beginning and the end of winter.
but the pain can always be reduced
by an application of plain lemon juice.
Lemons In Cookery.
Without tho lemon cookery would
fare badly. OF all the fruits this is
tho most important in the preparation
of dishes both sweet and savory.
Citrons, lines and oranges all have
their culinary value, but not one of
them can be converted into substitute
for the pure lemon Lemon juice aids
the cook in a hundred ways. at all
times and in all seasons. Her kitchen
would be badly equipped did it lack the
lemon The juice enhances the flavor
and brings out the characteristics OF
most other fruits. 1t mingles well with
most dishes
1t is used in every kind of cookery,
for sweets and savories alike. never
coming amisS, never failing the cul-
mary operator. Salad dishes need it.
salad dressings require it, cold meat is
given GOODNESS, zest and delicacy by its
companionship as a garnish and apples
are improved by its presence In pud-
dings, pies or any confection made of
them Even the sour rhubarb is en-.
HANGED in every way by the use of
lemon juice, which may enter safely
also into most sirups and preserves.
California and Florida both pro-
duce wonderful lemons. which in size
and quality compare with any i'm
Dorted from the tropics. The sweet
lemons of Spain, which are eaten as
freely as oranges in the southern
parts of Spain and in Morocco. where
they also flourish, are delicious in
deed, and in Italy, southern France
and Sicily the lemons attain a size
almost phenomenal.
The famous housewives of old Salem
were expert in preparing their own
lemon sirups, leron tincture for fla
voring, lemon preserves and lemon
marmalade, which is so delicious
The lemon rind preserves, which were
kept in glass jars behind the loaded
glass doors of the preserve closets. were
brought out only upon very special
occasions. aa. for instance, when the
minister came to tea Lemon honey