The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-26

selves. So it is
not surprising that I, as profess
sional man. should think that they
are too much to put in ones stom-
ach after one has already eaten a
full meal.
have had to take q vast amount
OF rubbing because. for myself, I in
SiSt on having such viandS served
ct the start instead Of at the end
Of q meal. PIE f1rst?" they all gasp.
as II 1t were some sort of crime.
To be sure. even If, as often hap
pens in our case. there is friend
at the table who refuses to spoil"
her dessert by eating it at the be-
ginning of the meal, We allow her
to have her main meal If she wishes
It, and she tags along with her pie
after the rest of us are all finished.
Overloads Stomach
But I am serious about this.
When q meal has been temptingly
prepared. one is sure to eat gener-
ously. and by the time the last
course Is reached. the stomach is
not In condition to accept another
food that is rich, spiced as rule.
and so enticing that the poor stom-
ach is overloaded from sheer temp
tation Of appetite.
Ihave won .ered more than once,
II the custom Of serving coffee with
the dessert Is not to aid in washing
down more food than one needs.
wants. Even when so wholesome a
dessert is offered as ice cream.
there Is usually a slab of rich cake
added to it.
And when the dessert happens to
be pie or pudding. there is the sin
Of 1t. Take my plan. for instance.
Have your fruit cup or lobster
. cocktail. If you will. though my
stomach does not usually call for
any sort of an appetizer when a
luscious wedge of pie is in prospect.
Just set the piece of pie-and so
early in the deal, it can be gen.
erous piece-in front Of me. while
my stomach is in its first fine
frenzy" Of enthusiasm over the
i
pie. cuStard. or good old mince, so
1t Is pie! Or plum pudding. or an
apple dumping! Any of the more
nutritious and filling d e ser S
should be given first chance at
sharing the stomach's capacity for
digestion. Certainly. 1t is a dietetic
crime to offend ones insides by Of
fering anything so tempting after
full meal has been eaten.
Fruit for Dessert
! think hear some of you say,
"Oh, always save room for my
DESSERT" Well. frankly. don't be-
lieve it. A good appetite calls for a
satisfying portion of most of the
foods offered at meal. and We are
likely to eat straight through the
list. When the end comes. there are
few Of us who are brave enough TO
refuse the carefully planned des-
sert. especially If it happens to be
q favorite pie or custard mixture.
or rich cake.
There are folks who eat not only
one, but two or three. desserts be-
lore they complete meal. A cOu-
pie Of men ! know have retained a
childhood custom of topping of a
meal with what they call coffee
soup" which is a mixture of crack
ers and sugar, covered with coffee
and cream. Needless to say, they
are not healthy men. but doubt il
they ever told their doctor about
this childish habit.
II one must have a sweet to con-
clude q meal. let 1t be some form OF
fruit. or a very simple custard or
gelatine In its many forms. Arrow
root, rennet. and any of the easily
dtgested dishes could be used with
out harm. except from overcrowd-
Ing the stomach. But first try my
plan Of having your desserts served
l1rst, and see II you do not save
enough on the main meal to spare
your stomach am looking to see
much Improvement in the nation s
digestion after we have had our
food rationed for an extended time
What we will not do for ourselves
must be done for us.