The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-21

tent to pay a higher price for this
fruit than he formally did when the
apples were sold merely as 4 prod
uct of diversified farming.
Many people complain that apples
do not now have as good q flavor
as when they were not so we'll cul-
tiyated, but there is now an advan-
tage in the developed apple having
higher food value, and / am sure
everyone can find some type of APP
pie to suit his taste, as there are
over thousand varieties to choose
from.
Apples contain from 10 to Is per
cent fruit-sugar, q small amount of
protein, and are especially rich in
potassium, sodium, magnesium. and
iron salts which contribute to the
building Of bone and blood. The
malic acid Of the apple is in a neg
Nligible quantity, so apples may be
considered in the sub-acid class.
| The best way to use apples is to
Ieat them as a meal either by Them
selves or in combination with cheese,
nuts, milk, or some of the nom
! starchy vegetables. I do not con-
slider it a good plan to use them
With an ordinary meal or as a des-
sert afterwards unless they are
baked or made into apple sauce.
| Apple sauce may be made without
The addition of any sugar if it is
properly cooked without water and
II thick aluminium pan. The
tavor is more delicious when pre-
Jared in this manner, and by thus
keeping the sugar content to the
minimum, it makes an excellent des-
s'rt to be used either VIII a protein
r,fal or with breakfast. Baked ap-
FPS should be likewise cooked in
tire aluminium pan, and no sugar
o, water added.
If apples are used in the ways [
hive described, they will be found
highly beneficial, but as with all
fruits, if improperly combined with
Other foods, both the value of the
apple is lost and the digestion Of
the other foods interfered with.
| Questions and Answer
Question:: @. writes: "Should a
peson suffering from anemia drink
a pint Of pure beef blood daily? II
SO where could it be obtained?"
Answer: This treatment has been
tried many times but I have never
heard of a case receiving any bene-
fit Anemia can only be cured by
getting rid Of the systemic toxi-
COSTS which produces it. Stuffinp
with any kind of food is never help
ful and always makes the patient
worse.
Question: Housekeeper asks:
why should not acid fruits be used
with a meal containing starchy
fopd? | know there are others who
would like to have this explained,
so please answer through your COL
unn.'
Answer: TO explain briefly in
this short space: first, he digestion
OF starches begins in the mouth,
helce the necessity for masticating
all starchy foods we'll so as to thor
oulhly mix with the saliva. The
saliva is normally alkaline, in which
stae it is necessary to tn digestion
Of starches. Now as to the fruit
interference - the acid not only
con1teracts this normally alkaline
sali'a of the mouth. but also slim
ulats the flow of gastric juice
whith is not neet. d for the diges-
ton Of starch but for protein and
othe' food contents, the digestion
Of which begins in the stomach.
Question:: Mrs. r. f. Y. writes:
MY little boy is quite sick with
ulcers of the stomach. He is thir-
teen years old. Should he 90 on q
diet"
Answer: If he does not 60 on
dietlae will surely 60 on the operat-
ing able. | hope by the time you
read this answer you have already
PLACID him under the care of diet
specialist who understands how to
treat stomach ulcers so that the
cascades not develo, into one which
requires surgical intervention.