Ladies' Column

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 85, 16 January 1892, Page 3

Ladies' Column

, Jt - keep - his house] >I t wash, .wring, brew* -' tiatfe, iedtaif dress ; meaV; 'iriake the £•• hoßi toido^aU myjself. • ; ./ . ; . .^..X' - '' ";— Shakespeare. .f \ r VEGETABIAN. FOOD, .y , ... : .... .rr;^^y^ ; %»^y w «^hui^tMJ. i :pedj?l6 are ! occupied jtjsfnow Vk teNihg^us we ought to confine ourselves." to. a ' ■noni-flesh diet. c , They tellus^we should : iivea ; much more ■■ : enjoyable -andljnatnral-lifef^because as the resuitiqf the >uae pf plain! food simply prepared, bur brains- would become clearei',---;;;an4we.shotu^jiose.tb.e4aßte for gtimulatr, ingfood or drinks, and Vwoiiid ??'. fl^ ye one tithe of our present difficulty in connection with tße cbst.pf living. There is 'iio doubi ! that ! as :: fair ;as is cpncernedtbisis true. • Vegetarians-are doing good work, because at the present time ii the tendency is/to rely 'tootmuch on ani-i mal food,fand:tOiuhdervalue;yegetables. If we could live^on vegetable food alone we? Bbould r find;t -mucji.n^or^copoinical. I "do not "say ib^J telteyelt would: be well for man- to Jiv^p^ipUtidjr vegetable dieti^t 'tne : same^m'e U .am inclined, to tbinlcthat^ve .should beriefitifwe were to a^opfe the methods 3f ttie^yegeteqaps in a modified forinrasby doing so weMt only save,,@^ns>V *^ Effect an improvement in pur health.. Vegetable food is more easily digested 1 than animal food,: therefore numbers of people, who suffer. } '~ ] ' dys^bpsia, itfdigetitlfoiY aha r theJr attendant evils, Would <&bA. } themselves much ' : ' 7 better if' they^indrtened'tHefr^ildwance of aniiiiaF food. It it;& mista^etp'.give it • op altbgether, jnst ; as touch Ss-ifc'is a mistake %6 think we cannot get nourishing , food apart frorir ifc I .propose to-dayi to '-' iy de^nb^how^some^pf Ifie vegetable dishes are 7 niade^ and^what methods as' J far ! as : I^haVe understood them. *Mth6Ugh vegetarians exclude jail flesh from - their calculations, their choice of fc^(MWBo mei&feVJimited; they „ have; aU/Ve^e>ables, .fruits r vand. cereals, • ; sueff aWVfaeat/'bats^barley; r|ce, maiserwgbV^ccr; "ltalian' jjastes, such,; as macaroni and -vermicelli; eggs, nnlk, cheese/and butter ; : tea- coffee^cocod, ftc. They place special- value on peas, beans, lentils, oattfteM/Jbatley, eggs, and mjlk, as substitutes, for meajb. „It- canno^ ; be -'dmfed^hat TObK3i>&ds supply much of what is needei|,^anaJii is therefore yery deßirable'^'tb'at We: /knpw howj to coot' them.v Alpjost aU roots and veget- % afcles 4nay bfl'mide'mtb^spup b'jrfrying them t 5h l liitiMier f to- m'Ske' them tasty, stewing them- in water, and rubbing •tßepi thrpujghjia seiye./ (When-Jsoup' is . .made +q{ materials ; rf hichMare iot of ca-^ soniethiog mustrbe added "td^ teem :^p- give , 4 tiem consistency, and bind theitf together. Anything which serves to bmd L the different '. materials of : • ' which «ou'ps ate made is called a "_liai-. .son:", /■.'lt ' \inay< consist of floury eggs, ;sago,&c.' jWhen grain is used as a liaison it should be washed, and gradually sprinkled into the stock when boiling. If a Uaison of eggs is used, they should be ' beaten lu'a? basin, and. tne soup taken off the fire for a few minutes -to cool before pouring them in, -then put it back, and : stir it .'.£dl>.it' ;saickerie but! does ribt boil. tJnless.thesie^precautions ,are taken the eggi win curdle V.•■■-■••■•V .•■■-■••■• Hotchpotch 'is a very farountedish . with vegetarians, and. may be made as T follows :— Put two quarts of water into a^steVpari and |iej;i£pn th^fijreiQ boil;; "meantime' prepare '"s^gbbd; quantity of " Vegetables, say a • pinfc'bf tnixea cbrrots, turnips, and cauliflower which has been • r KfokeQ'tatb^sprigßJ Take J alsb two good rriß^^^nfons/Jiaitapirit'ol freshly shelled .green peas, and Half -^rl^ttuce cut ismall. , , Put, the various . ingredients,, . excepting • lialf-lhe peks/info the'- boding^water^ and boil gently for two or three hours.; Whets, *:;? th^ir6ietaMeß3a^re^nearly/ ready, 'add the, rest ot tfao poaa, -TEaK€, pepper, and a. Kttle^ sugar. Thif iapup a m * e t^ibk, aim' tUe "peas wlnoK W ero put m first shouldjbe reducea -to. mush, , ... l; . -r i ■'"■''■^''Ordiniarj;' '"fiurt /pies, ! 'puddings and bmele^'fttm^pariof the diet, and- tbiese may beTnade - to >r furnigh a great variety. I have been tpldr that, potatoes, carrots, . turnips, and,. a. ?Httle onion to. supply fla,yopf , made a yery good pie, as do also potaroes with a' little onion and tapioca. * CauUflower 3sh cheese is anptberfaf#onfe^disK. Boil a^cauliflbwer m the. usual way, trim the outer leaves from' it, andi either, puftit dislt whole or *T. diyideitiuto sprigs/ and, lay; thesp on a disH. Mate a _Bajice by melting info'a small stew pan~- half- an ounce of flbur smodfely'withjitf -adding; 'gradually a quarter of a pint>6i£ cbldl water, and stirring the same tilt it boils, when a little J salt; rand pepper;' & tablespbonful of cream . i/majijbe^adde^/v^nd.jbfl the 'fire, an ounce of "grated cheece. Lay the same over the cauliflower, sprinkle another ounce of • ; cheece, vnppn iti ; .brown the;;preparation ' beforetiie fiw, and; sprye. ; Macaroni .boiled." till tender, may be made in thesame way i and is very nour- ■.; ishpgj;! li^ ■ ■ vM "I :Q r :AO \ I hope many, of my readers who are not vegetarians will find these receipts „ uaefuj, asit is not an unusual thing to ' ' ; •' ! run dtit of intiatin the "country . to' itiskoyiifa 'photographs ■ Dip each pbpfpgraph in water, lay it facS.dowirqb 'd v §h^et ; 6t white blotting ■: paper, ' then^itn tK© I finger rub thick boiled:(but co.'dj^wliite starch over the ; :back^place<on the leaf or mount, dab witbia.pieco lot -soft linen, coyer with a sheet of- white wntmg paper, and place under a weight. In mounting views in an album it is best not to do too many at onc^tfrtlie leaif^B.V.wili warp before you plit'them -under pressure. ' To iinmount them place them in a dish of cold water, leavdthem twelve' hours, they will then float ; o : ff r . the cards. But Sometimes the cards and photographs are waterproof from "the wax on' them in that case when they have soaked the backs of the cards ■must be peeled off to let the water under the glase. Never try to unmount photographs in a hurry, and never use hot water', as it rots the prints.