Evening star., 1935-07-18
Health
From Right
Fruit Juice
Effects of Liberal Pro
vision for Use in
Diet Schedule.
BY EDITH M. BARBER.


IT NOTE what you have written con-
corning Chinese cuisine, Of which
in general I am very fond. Many Of
the meat dishes are prepared with
pineapple, and next to the juice Of
the pawpaw is the best vegetable
digestant.
There are many traditions about
the medicinal properties Of certain
fruits and vegetables. There is An
apple a day keep the doctor away
The virtues of orange juice are ex-
tolled by most physicians; the same
is true of lemon juice. What is the
specific difference between lemon
Juice and lime juice as medicinal
substance? What are the properties
of rhubarb in the doctors opinion?
Is it true that pears contain a SOL
luable iron salt? Is it true that let
tuce contains a sedative-or narcotic?
I manage TO get away with lot OF
it-a lettuce salad always at supper
time, but it does not seem to impair
my desire to fight somebody. The
medicinal properties Of the blackberry
are set forth in the pharmacopoeias
Has its near cousin the raspberry any
specific medicinal virtues? What are
the facts of grapefruits as a tonic?"
Apples and bananas rank next to
the citrus fruits. Orange juice and
lemon juice give us calcium and phos-
phorus, and the latter gives some
iron. I have no figures for lines as
far as minerals go. When it comes to
vitamin content, the orange and the
lemon give some vitamin A, more
vitamins B and G and particularly
liberal amount of vitamin C. Lime is
lacking in vitamin A, probably in
vitamin D and less literally supplied
with vitamin c.
Rhubarb contributes valuable min
erals and some vitamin C. During
the war, while We were very thrifty,
rhubarb tops were recommended, but
were found to furnish too large
quantity of oxalic acid to make them
safe to use. I think that you may go
on devouring as many heads of let
tuce as you like II it contains any
narcotic elements it is in too small
quantity to worry about. 1t provides
us literally with minerals and vita
minis.
Blackberries contribute minerals in
valuable amounts. They differ from
other kinds of fruits in the fact that
the juice has an astringent quality
which often fills up the passages Of
food in the intestines. This is the
reason that blackberry cordial was so
generally used in a mild form of
dysentery. Raspberries contribute
minerals In worthwhile amounts and
are literally supplied with vitamin A,
more so with vitamin c and also with
some vitamin D.
Now in regard to grapefruit as a
tonic. In way all fruits may be said
to have tonic qualities.
FRUIT SHERBET.
"a cup orange juice.
y cup lemon juice.
~ cups sugar.
2 cups milk.
/ cup mashed banana.
Mix in order given and stir until
sugar is dissolved. Turn into con-
tainer of freezer and freeze in ice and
salt, using four parts ice to one part
salt. This mixture may also be frozen
in the tray of an automatic refrigera-
tor in three to four hours.
Wash fruit and pick over. Add water
and cook until tender. When the
berries are tender crush and strain the
juice through a jelly bag. For each
cup of juice use one-quarter cup sugar
and boil until jelly sheets from the
spoon. Pour Immediately into hot
jelly glasses and pour on thin film
Of paraffin. When jelly is cold add a
second and thicker layer Of paraff1n
and roll glass to coat the sides.
RHUBARB WITH RAISINS.
! quart diced rhubarb.
l cup or more sugar.
L cup raisins
Place rhubarb in alternate layers
with sugar and raisins in baking dish.
Cover and bake in moderate oven
about half an hour, until fruit is soft.
Copyright. 1880