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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-03-30, Page 2Meat Economy. Use less; once a day is ample if supplemented with legume dishes, milk soups, cheese dishes, attractive bread• and cereal dishes, and eggs when they are cheap enough. e. Serve eazefally et the table; it is better Co serve twice than to send remnants to the garbage pail. Use cheaper cuts. We pay largely for flavor, tenderness, ,and excessive fat is the expensive cuts. We buy meats chiefly for their pro- tein food value. The cheaper round, shank, and neck cuts give more for the money, - The cheaper cute' chopped fine make a Hamburg steak" as quickly broiled as a porterhouse. Prolonged cooking at the lower temperatures will make the toughest cuts tender and improve their flavor. This can be accomplished economically in the double -boiler when the coal or wood fire is being used for other things; in the casserole or close -cover- ed stone erode in the coal stove oven when it is left for the night; or in the fireless cooker when gas or electric stoves are used. Stews—To many Canadians the word brings a memory of savories, chunks of meat swimming in a wa- tery gravy. In intelligent hands it becomes a dish of infinite variety through the combination of different meats with different vegetables and seasonings, into juicy pieces of meat bedded in. most savory sauce. Make a little meat go a long way. Spread the flavor over other nutritious but more neutral -flavored food, e.g., meat pies, Irish stew, potpies with dumplings, stews with plenty of sav- ory gravy, served in a border of rice, stashed potatoes, boiled beans, mac- aroni or vegetables.. Use every part of a meat purchased. Fry out the fat not used for the table, and use for shortening and other pur- poses; trimmings and bones for soups, and left -overs for .• "made" dishes. Avoid using too strong heat for roast- ing and broiling, which ruins bones and trimmings for the soup pot, be - t sides wasting heat. Eliminate meat from the diet of the small children. The normal child will thrive better on milk, cereals, and eggs in place of neat. A child's ap- ,.petite is. what the parents make it, Do not, feel aorry 'fo the, avho se oreakfasti is oatmeal and milk, and supper is bread a d seta aut ea lamer r�i�ctxic tee ;au"; thec hill is well fed. Eggs may replace meat in the adult diet whenever the price per dozen gases below the cost of 11i pound round steak. • ...Household Hints. The lightest weight kitchen utensils make work- less tiresome. When ascrew becomes loose, re- move it and fill the hole with bits of sponge.. packed in tightly. Then re- place the screw and it will hold as firmly as ever. When slipping geraniums remember that the woody stalks cut back and set In rich soil will make the best bloom- ing plants. 'Po set growing hoose plants in a tub and spray them with a bath spray is ono of the best methods of giving their leaves the necessary moisture. After washing oilcloth and lino- leum, be sure to dry it properly. If left damp it will speedily rot and soon become totally ruined. It is a great mistake to use too much water for washing it. The cloth should be wrung out and passed lightly over: the surface. A campstool to hold tht clothes basket is a convenience on washday., It is light, easily carried about, and when not in use takes up little room.! In hanging out the clothes and taking them from the line the stool saves' stooping and keeps the bottom of the t basket clean. Time will be saved if the -house- keeper will sit down with pad and cook book and plan the meals for at least three days, and as each meal is plan - TIC : e list is made of the food to be purchased; by this means the market- ing can be done for three days in little more time than would be required for one. When a child has the slightest tend- ency ta crooked legs he should have a very special treatment. His bones are toe eoft, and he needs more lime and iron, He should be taken off his feetfaat once, and have salt water bath- ing and massage. at • Poor mats should never be shaken against a'+xa)i, It causes the fibre to w break. They should be placed face downwards and beaten gently with a iw Mica: -or brush bead. Mate treated' 'like fails will hist twice a long-, This method is also cleaner and esglet, To :freshen a skirt that has become 'wrinkled and mussed from packing or othepwise, brush carefully, so that all dust may be. removed, and .hang over I• a tub of boiling hot water. Atter it is thoroughly steamed it will look like a tailor cleaned garment. To avoid valuable time looking for the different buttons in your button box take a wire hairpin and straighten it out; then shape the wire in a circle and bend each end back after string- ing all of one kind of buttons on the pin, and hook one end through the oth- er. It takes but a minute and you al- ways have the different kinds right at hand. Fish Recipes. Salmon Cutlets. — Chop rather coarsely the contents of a tin of sal- mon, and mix in an equal bulk of breadcrumbs, seasoning the lot accord- ing to taste. Then, with the aid of beaten eggs, form a fairly stiff paste, which can be made into cutlets, and each coated with egg or milk and browned breadcrumbs. Heat in a fry- ing pan with dripping. Creamed Finnan Haddie.--Two cup- fuls of white (or cream) sauce, two tablespoonfuls of butter, three eggs, one tablespoonful of grated cheese, two cupfuls of flaked finnan haddie, pepper. Boil one egg hard. Add the butter and yolks of two eggs to cream sauce, cheese and pepper and minced hard-boiled egg. Then add the fish and heat the mixture. Baked Codfish.—One cup rice, one quart milk, one cup shredded codfish, three tablespoons butter, four eggs. Cook rice and milk in double boiler until rice is tender and has absorbed the milk. Add aveil-beaten egg yolks, codfish that has been soaked, and but- ter. When cool add the stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake and serve with the melted butter. Fish Pie.—Remove the bones and skin from any cold cooked fish, shred it and add seasoning to taste. But- ter a baking -dish, cover the bottom with mashed potatoes and add the fish and small bits of butter. Season and cover with a top layer of potatoes and bake in a host oven for ten minutes or until it is brown. CZAR'S CHAIR REMOVED. Loses His Place in All Powerful Russian Church. Next to the overthrow of the Czar, the, removal of , the •cinnn:.or'a been' .tTtr'�'yno is the most dramatic event which could 'ha en in Russia it 1 for mean Fp. ,s a re- volution in the chief bulwark of Czar- ism, the Orthodox Church of Russia. The influence of the church on the peasant masses is enormous, for the moujik is intensely religious. The church could be a mighty tool in the hands of reactionaries, for one of the most powerful elements in the overthrown Germanophile Govern- ment was Pitirim, the Petrograd Met- ropolitan, who was only second to Ras- putin as the most influential member of the dark forces in the court of Nicholas IL Together with Shurmer and Proto- popoff he plotted against the allies. Says She Suffered For Many Years Then Dodd's Kidney Pills Cured Her Kidney Troubles Mrs. Felix Ascah Found No Relief in Doctors or Hospital Treatment, but Dodd's Kidney Pills Brought a Speedy Cure. 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'It is to their interest to blot out Prussianism, for Prussian - ism, in the extension of its power and influence into Petrograd, has been one of the chief burdens of the Russian people. They know it." It is said; too, that there is no lack of food in Rus- sia, nor lack of proper means of dis- tributing it, but that thousands have been brought to the verge of starva- tion by the old Government in the hope that a cry for peace might be raised which would give it an excuse for carrying out a bargain with Ger- many. ARE DANGEROUS DOCTORS NOW ADVISN MAGNZSZA, Just how dangerous it is to indiscrim- inately dose the stomach with drugs and medicines is often net realized until too late.. It seems so simple to swallow a dose ofsome special mixture or take tab- lets of soda. pepsin, bismuth, etc., after meals, and the folly of this drugging is not apparent until, perhaps years after- ward, when it is found that gastric-Ul- cers astric u1-cers have almost eaten their.way through the stomach walls. Regrets are th n una.v :lY't'2l I. i+ . i d at cessive acidity of the stornaeh and, 'e'r- mentation of o food contents that precau- tion should be taken. Drugs and medi- cines are unsuitable and often danger- ous—they have little or no influence up- on the harmful acid, and that is why doctors are discarding them and a.dvis- Inc sufferers from indigestion and stom- ach trouble to get rid of the dangerous acid and, keep the food contents bland and sweet by taking a little pure bisura- ted magnesia instead. Bisurated Mag- nesia is an absolutely pure anti -acid which can be readily obtained from any drug store. It is absolutely harmless, is practically tasteless and a teaspoonful taken in a little warm or cold water af- ter meals, .will usually be found quite sufficient to Instantly neutralize oxces-, sive acidity of the stomach and prevent all possibility of the food fermenting, A CONSECRATED REPUBLIC. Vast Throng in Silent Prayer Before Petrograd Cathedral. The revolution in Russia has brought an immense change in the people, a great feeling of relief and relaxing of the tension. of years of suspicion and fear of Siberia. Before the Kazan Cathedral, where the revolution began and the first red flag fluttered, came the tr1umi- phant end when the great throng of people came afoot from the furthest parts of the city to consecrate the Russian Republic.` The Nevsky Prospekt was ° packed with silent people, for the first time in their lives unpoliced, yet in per- fect order, while the soldiers whose, revolt upset the Government march- ed slowly through to the cathedral, Parting the crowd, two officers this time held on high the symbol of the tight for liberty, but brought viv- idly to mind that just a week since the bare sabres of the police drove a peaceful bread demonstration to revolution. The army coming from exciting exhortations before the Duma, was singing the Marseillaise and bearing a transparency' of red cloth and gold letters proclaiming the Russian Republic. • The Marseillaise had been turned into a Russian hymn. The wonderful French marching songs caressing words, in the rich Russiaxt language, passed over soldiers a,tid` "Opens of all classes: "Friend �', l}' it ei`;' friend workman," the meati ;r° pointed by the lack in the Russituil:language of the word "citizen,"•tir 'word "friend". replacing it. Far across the impenetrable throng the formal words were spoken, and just at dark the crowd began faeipg toward the erose, uttering a prayer, in the impressive silence. And afterwards; the great restless city, unpoliced; slept safely and. tranquilly in the arms of democracy, 1.10 aw aaaalf i5• taw i y;larat Known Every'wher'e Available Everywhere Just because there is not a "Parker" Agency near your is no reason why you should do without "Parker Service." The excellence of our work is so well known that it need only be mentioned here. But the convenience of our service by mail to distant customers is not. 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Description of Hardships Endured in German Prison Camps_ A British soldier on his return to England after fourteen months a prisoner of war in Germany, writes the following: So far as I have talked with people since my return, I find that the main point of interest is the question: "Do the prisoners get enough food?" I have a very short and emphatic apswer to that question. Tliey don't, And if the British Tommies over there did not.got parcels from their friends x hero`�,. ' es a`nd through the arganize- , ;Tdiig'1I3 ofwar, they would most assured- ly starve, for the food given by the Germans to their unlucky prisoners is slight in quantity and almost uneat- able, Here is the unvarying menu at Mun- ster Camp, where I spent fourteen months, and at all other camps throughout Germany: Bi eakfast.—A pint of coffee, or sandy cocoa, which turns your stom- ach for the first week or ten days af- ter your "initiation." With this is served a hunk of black bread, made chiefly of sawdust and potatoes. The look and feel of it is enough to blunt your gastronomic senses for evermore. Dinner.—Three or perhaps four po- tatoes, and a ration of what is called soup, but which is not nearly so tasty as the medicine my mother used to give me when I was a small boy and had been overeating myself. Supper.—A repetition of dinner, Occasionally this is varied by a sup- ply of burnt cabbage, after the useful properties of the vegetable have been extracted in the production of sauer- kraut. Of' course, it goes without saying that none of the British prisoners ever took kindly to such terrible feeding. In my hut alone I have seen weeks go past and not a mouthful of the stun eaten. The poor Russians, who never got any parcels from kind folks at home, were only too glad to take it off our hands, and. I have seen the faces of the poor devils light tip with smiles when we cried to them to come and remove the "German dirt" to their own log cabins. God only knows how these unfor- tunate Russians exist in the prison camps of Germany. As a matter of fact, they only exist; "live" you can- not call it. And many of them sim- ply die of hunger. I have seen Rus- sian peasants—big, hardy -looking chaps when they came to the camp — crumple up gradually, and I have also seen more than one of them drop dead. I have seen it mentioned in the pa- pers that British prisoners of war have been in the habit of selling their portions of black bread to their Prus- sian gaolers; This is a lie. There is not a'lirit s:irceolftler In Germany who would sell his nations to a Hun. He would not so far demean' him 1 se f, As a rule the camp rations are handed to the Russians.• Tipping a Millionaire. The Marquess of Bute, who enlisted early in the war as a private, is now an officer in the Welsh Regiment. An amusing inoident ocourred when bis lordship was stationed at Bristol. Walking dawn a side street one after- noon lie stopped before a shop win- dow. He badly wanted a oup of tea, but the shop did not look at all invit- ing, and he hesitated about going in, His hesitation was noticed by an elder- ly lady, who thought he wanted tea but hadn't the money to pay for it Going up to the marquess, she pressed half a crown into his hand, bidding him to go into the shop and have a good tea. Foilawing her behest, the marquess went into the shop, had a cup of tea, and left the half crown un- der the saucer for the girl who served him, The old lady afterwards learned that she had tipped one of the wealth- iest peers in the kingdom, The fertile plain in which Damascus is situated is about thirty miles in diameter and is due to the River Barada which is probably the Abana of Scripture. Two other streams, the Wady Helbon, on the north, and the Awaj, on the south, increase this fertility and these two contend for the honor of representing the Pharphar, the other scriptural stream. ,:'Lei. :....l �i.''I; J. C} 1Y .`x4L :• ,t AITA There's a good way to keep growing boys and girls healthy and happy and that is to give thein Grape -Ni t for br eaffsfast. This wonderfully nourishing food has a sweet, nutty flavor that makes it popular with childreiz. One of the few sweet foods that does not harm digestion, but builds them strong and bright. .4 grocers everywhere., L, ^.,,T... ,r Low -Priced Foods With High Nutri- ' tive Values. During the present crisis of the food market the housewife may be interest- ed to know that a large variety o>t food products rich in nutritive value may be purchased at reasonable prices, For instance, potatoes, our most wide- ly used vegetable, have one a' id eight - tenths per cent: of protein, Qne-tenth` of one per cent. of fat and fourteen and seven -tenths per cent. of sugar or carbohydrate. Rice, on theother hand, contains about five times as much of these food essentials and may be prepared in a variety of ways suitable to the appetite. The various cook books show recipes of a number .. of dainty and palatable dishes of rice. Onions, which are commanding 'a high price, have only a small food value. , •' This is also true of such vegetables as cabbage, lettuce and cel- ery, the greater bulk of which is made up of water and cellulose. Far mare valuable than these are peas and beans, which are rich in protein and carbohydrate content. Mush is also recommended as an elegant substitute for the more ex- pensive foodstuffs, for its nutritive value places it among the foremost nourishing table commodities. As a suitable substitute for butter on your bread we may return to our childhood favorite, molasses, which is comparatively cheap and capable of producing abundant heat and energy, Milk and cheese are within reach of us all and are very rich, nutritious foods. Sour milk prepared especially as a table delicacy is a valuable and nourishing product. Sour cream, is also a palatable and heat -generating food, Among the various other com- modities which have high food values and yet come within reach of all wage- earners are cocoa, macaroni, oatmeal, dried fruits, canned salmon, mackerel and codfish. In recommending foods of low price and high nutritive value it must be remembered that palatability is a principle of dietetics which, ,must not be overlooked. Foods must be pre- pared to appeal to the appetite, for there is a greater secretion of the di- gestive juices and Metabolism is en- hanced when edibles are attractive and pleasing. Nor is it the intention to. request the housewife to reduce the variety orf table delicacies, for a mixed diet Is most desirable. When the same menu is repeated too often there is a tendency to lessen the appetite. While some foods may have relatively great heat -producing value, they may con- tain a large proportion' of indigestible products which have no food value, but which act as "fillers" or "roughage", tending to make are the bulk of food and acting as laxative agents upon the bowels, thus serving a valuable pur- pose. The housewife should, therefore, re- member the three essentials necessary for a well-balanced diet if she desires to limit herself to the cheaper foods —palatability, variety and digestibil- ity. The following is a list .of common foodstuffs and their relative nutritive values: Food units 870 1610 1680 1000 1216 1820 820 160 580 250 640 1 lir, potatoes 1 lb. rice 1 lb. cornmeal 1 lb. fish 1 lb,' bread 1 lb. dried beans 1 pint milk 2 eggs '}aa .lb. Canadian cheese 1 ounce butter ria, pint molasses 1 ib. apples (edible portion) , , 290 1 ]b. bananas (edible portion) .. 460 1 lb. oranges (edible portion) ,. 240 1 ib. onions (edible portion) 220 1 1b, celery (exclusive of waste) . 85 1 lb. cucumbers 80 1 lb. lettuce 90 1 ib, carrots 210 1 lb. cauliflower. 140 1 Ib, cabbage .. ,,.. , 145 Frogs' Legs For Wireless. Science has just discovered 'that frogs' legs are good for other pur- poses than forming a most appetizing dish. The leg muscles of this .amphi•• bious animal are now successfully used for recording wireless messages. In utilizing a frog's muscles for this purpose scientists say that the. leg of this animal makes an ideal radio -tele- graphic detector, To record a wire- less message with a frog's leg the sciatic nerve of the leg is connected with the inicropbonie circuit of the re- ceiver. One end of the'' leg is fixed to a base and the opposite 'end connect ed with a pivoted lever., so as to record on a slowly 'revolving, paper -covered drum the contraction of the Muscles caused by the electric, impulses. An aviation schoolW is about to ha opened by the Chinese government.