Evening star., 1953-07-30
Here and There:
Food Facts
FunCies
BY Violet Faulkner

fancieS? Unless by doctors
orders, don't say you can't eat
fruits or vegetables or meat
Such complaints are often signs
that you need better food
habits food varied rather
less. The senior citizen who has
restricted activity does not need
as many calories as he did when
more physically active. But the
fewer calories should come by
smaller servings and by skipping
second helpings not by a
narrow selection of food.
Do you believe that raw eggs
are more completely digested
than cooked eggs? The opposite
is true; either soft or hard
cooked eggs are more quickly di-
gested. Do you believe it's dan
gerous to eat milk products with
a sea food? Wrong again if
the seafood isn't in good condi-
ton, it can cause digestive dis
turbances all by itself. Have you
avoided milk with acid foods?
Wrong. Scientists tell us that
actually an acid fruit and milk
combination is even more easily
digested than milk alone. The
gastric juice in the stomach is
acid anyway, and curds are
formed when it acts upon milk.
The combination of fruit and
milk forms a more easily di-
gested curd. Do you think citrus
fruits are acid forming in the
stomach? Wrong; they actually
have an alkalizing action.
What about the belief that
foods must not be cooked in
a luminu UNI utensils? Wrong
Foods cooked in aluminium uten-
sils are not changed in any way
even though the food may
brighten or darken the pans
Even if small traces of aluminium
were taken up by food, they
would do the body no harm.
Do you believe that canned
foods are less nutritious than
home cooked ones? Wrong
again. Canned foods have as
much as or more vitamin and
mineral content than home pre-
pared ones. Long storage and
cooking periods rob fresh vege-
tables of vitamins. Canned vege-
tables and fruits are processed
within a few hours after har-
vesting, and elusive food values
are captured in the can. 1t is
also false to believe that foods
can not be stored in opened
cans. The can is a sterile con-
tainer and perfectly safe :. just
cover food in opened can and
keep in refrigerator. :
It's also mistaken idea to
believe that citrus fruits will
keep unf1avored gelatin from
frming. Only fresh pineapple is
to be avoided because it does
have engines that prevent a gel,
but canned pineapple makes
perfect ingredient.
Dog in Hiding
August is the month for eat
ing out-of-doors. Try this one
over an open fire, in the kitchen
oven, or over the barbecue grill.
Slit a long French roll length
wise, leaving top hinged along
one side. With fingers, scoop out
inside crumbs. Spread inside
with butter or margarine and
prepared mustard. Sprinkle a
frankfurter with accent; tuck it
into the roll along with one or
more strips of process cheddar
cheese. Wrap roll securely in
aluminium foil. Bake in mod
erately hot oven (375 degrees F.
or over a CRATE for about 80
minutes. Serve hot in the foil.
Makes one dog" They're good
so be sure you make at least two
for each person to be served.
Grilled Corn
Husk ears of corn and lay
them on squares of heavy duty
aluminium foil. Spread with soft
butter, sprinkle with salt and
pepper and brush with barbecue
sauce, if desired. Wrap the corn,
sealing edges together with a
tight fold. Place on the crate
and cook 10 to Is minutes, turn
ing frequently. If the corn is
to be roasted right on the Goals,
use a double thickness of heavy
duty foil and shorten the time
slightly. Timing for alr outdoor
cooking will vary with the in
tensity of the fire. Eat the corn
right from the foil.