Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1912 — BEST FOOD AND BEVERAGES [ARTICLE]

BEST FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Proper Selection Means Health and Beauty to thr Wotfran Who la Sensible. Since the main obpect of all eating is—or rather should be—the obtaining of nourishment that will build up the blood, the muscles, the tissues and the nerves, woman’s mad devotion to foods and liquids that cannot possibly afford her body nourishment is passing strange. Perhaps the reason she is so indifferent to the nutritive valu»s of her food is because she imagines that her appetite is given her that she may please her palate by swallow ing foolish and indigestible things, if this is the state of affairs she will, cf course, when she reads this article, ’.aboo for the future that taste delicious, but do nothing else worth mentioning, and will pin her faith to the foods that will steadily build up her system until her rosy lips, pink and white skin and delicately rounded form are the admiration of those near and dear to her. Ripe fruits eaten In the morning, with crisp rolls, and followed up by a dish of oatmeal properly cooked, flooded with rich cream and covered with powdered sugar, is a breakfast fit for a queen. Steamed rice, hominy or barley served for luncheon, with rich cream, are ideal. If this is not enough for a ravenous appetite, follow It up with a baked apple or a clip of biked custard. Soups; broths, fruits and salad also are desirable for lunchec n, as are baked potatoes, new peas and delicately broiled lamb, chops. What for dinner? - Why, a porterhouse steak, flecked with dabs of butter, floating in Its own rl ;h juices and seasoned .well with salt and pepper, is excellent both for the stomach and the complexion. With this goes creamed potatoes, freshly picked vegetables, a lettuce sala d and a fruit dessert. Last, but not least, the would-be beauty should patronize malted milk, as it will bring back lost energy and flood the cheeks with crimson*.