The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-01

Continental Europeans almost
universally fall into the second
group. Breakfast in France IS
something to make 4 travelling
American shudder. once saw an
old Frenchman breadasting at
Mont st. Michel. He was in the
dining room for an hour after
started to observe him.
He was eating some sort OF roll
OF biscuit that had never been
thoroughly cooked and had not
been toasted and looked as il it had
been used to plug up rat hole.
This he would MUNICH while the
crumbs fell all over his beard and
night shirt, which was the cos
tune he had chosen to wear to
breakfast, and then he would wash
his mouth out with a mixture of
cool coffee, chicory and milk. Later
on he hit some red wine and got
down to the business Of the day.
The English Breakfast
The English breakfast, which
was inherited by our Plymouth
Rock ancestors and to which they
were loyal for long time, is like
ly to be something like cold veal
in cool gravy, cool mashed pota-
toes, beefsteak and onions, ham
and eggs, pancakes and syrup,
etc.
| do not know the exact rea-
sons for. the evolution of the
standard American breakfast. |
imagine the reasons were partly
climatic, partly due to our indus
trious way of life and partly his
torical. But standard it has be-
come: "Orange juice, toast and
coffee" which must be Of fairly
recent origin.
In the 18th century the English
merchant marine began bringing
back to England the exotic prod
ucts Of other lands. In his Diary,
Samuel Pepys records that he
drank a pint of orange juice and
was very much surprised that he
did not become ill. -. at being
new, | was doubtful whether it
might do me hurt"
do not know how rationing will
affect this part of the standard
breakfast. Orange juice is very
rich INTENTIONALLY. not only for its
mineral content, but for its vita
min c content. However, If or
anges are affected by rationing,
we can turn to another of our
comparatively new vegetables and
use tomato juice, which is also
very nutritious, contains vitamin
C and, according to an eminent
Psychologist, both infants and
adults can tolerate three times as
much tomato juice as orange
Juice.
Flour Abundant
Flour, we are promised in
abundance, so we will always
have the second staple of the
American breakfast, toast. But
Heaven knows what will happen
to our allotment OF coffee. !
switched to tea a few weeks ago
for breakfast in order to have
more coffee for my household, but
my continental habits are broken
and / had TO switch back TO coffee.
For the enthusiastic breakfast
ers. of course, an egg should 60
with the toast. Again, we are as
sured that the supply of eggs is
going to be ample.
Another French experience OF
mine is when | went into a little
hotel in Brittany and asked for
orange juice for breakfast. | also
asked for eggs, of which they sup
piled me with a large bowl Of ONE
lette. But there was a long delay
on the orange juice and | found
that the waiter had gone to the
market to get them. But not for
love or money could | get it be-
fore the omelette: only for dessert.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mrs. V. Wis sugar harmful
to kidney trouble?
Answer: On the contrary, sugar
passes through the kidney with
great ease, doing about as little
harm as anything on earth. In
fact, sugar is one Of the best ways
we have Of getting n refracfnru