The Washington times., 1929-03-26
V|TA|N|N D GIVES
SUNSHINE To
SYSTEM

Nobody ever captured a vitamin,
put II in a test tube and has been
able to state just what its chemi-
cal components are. And-so say
those who have devoted years to
the study of these mysterious ele-
ments in our food-we may never
be able to segregate them thus.
But we do know in what foods
we may find our vitamins, and
equally important. we know fairly
well just what physical conse-
quences we may expect when the
proper amount of vitamin potent
foods are omitted from the diet.
Take, for instance, vitamin ID,
the so.called sunshine vitamin. We
are told that lack Of vitamin ID IN
the diet of the child causes rickets
the most common indication OF
which is bow legs. Ricketts, is much
more common than Is generally be-
lieved.
Reason For Ricketts,
Rickets is caused by an unequal
ratio in the blood stream of two
bone building elements, namely,
phosphorus and calcium. The ac'
ton Of vitamin D appears TO pe
as an agent which maintains the
balance between these elements and
enables the system to utilize them
in bone building.
Vitamin d is contained In egg
yolk, cod liver oil, liver and kid
neys. to some extent in milk and
many other foods. But animals and
humans may eat no food containing
vitamin D and still avoid rachltic
consequences il they obtain suffic-
lent sunshine-unfiltered by glass.
Here are one days menus fol-
lowing this idea
BREAKFAST
Sliced Bananas Ready.to. serve Cereal
Poached Eggs and MIX Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Cream of Spinach Soup
String Beans in Cheese Sauce
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Stewed Prunes
Cod Fish Pie. Buttered Beets
ROOFS Frozen Cheese Salad"
stewcd Rhubarb Butterscotch Cookies
good source Of vitamin D.
Likewise they supply an ade-
uuate amount of the import
ant minerals, calcium and
phosr horus.
Frozen Cheese Salad
1 nkg. cream cheese q oz).
i cup mayonnaise.
= cup evaporated milk. chilled and
whipped.
= cup chopped dates.
.tsana Nf-ln
from juice.
tablespoons lemon juice.
Lettuce leaves.
Mash cheese. Add mayOnnaise
slowly, blending we'll. Add whipped
evaporated milk, fruit and lemon
juice. Pour into a mold and pack
with ice and salt. Serve on lettuce
leaves. Yield: 2b cups or serv-
ings.
Cod Fish Pie
cup salt Goldfish.
cups riced potatoes.
L cup evsporated milk diluted with
4 cup water.
"A cup cracker crumbs.
tablespoon butter.
u cup grated cheese.
Parsley.
Shred the Goldfish and soak In
luke warm water Is minutes.
Drain, add potatoes and diluted
milk. Put into creased baking
dish. Spread with egg, beaten
lightly. Cover with crumbs mixed
with melted fat and sprinkle with
grated cheese. Bake in hot oven
10 minutes. Serve garnished with
parsley. Yield: servings.
String Beans with Cheese
III quarts tender green beans.
tablespoon butter.
Il pound American cheese.
J cup evaporated milk.
Paprika.
String and wash beans and cook
in boiling salted water until tender.
0f canned beans are used boil in
their own liquid minutes). Drain.
Melt butter in a saucepan, add
cheese, cut fine. heat slowly until
melted, then add evaporated milk
and continue heating until well
blended. Pour over hot beans and
sprinkle with paprika~ Yield: 6
servings.
Cream of Spinach Soup
1 large onion. sliced.
2 2S tablespoons butter.
cups meat stock.
y cup grated bread crumbs.
teaspoon salt
Dash white pepper
u tablespoon flour.
tablespoons cold water.
2A cups sifted spinach.
~ cups evaporater milk.
Without browning, cook onion
slowly in butter minutes. Add the
stock, bread crumbs, salt and pep.
per and simmer 90 minutes. Mix
flour and cold water to paste. add
to soup and cook 10 minutes longer.
Last add spinach and evaporated
milk; reheat and serve at once.
Yield: servings Is cups).
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