Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1914 — NOURISHMENT IN DATE [ARTICLE]

NOURISHMENT IN DATE

ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE OF NATURE'S FOODS. Excellent When Eaten Raw, Though There Are Many Approved Methods of Cooking Them —MakeDainty Filling for Sandwich. An old legend relates that one of the Arab chieftains supplied each of his soldiers with a bag of dates and a loaf of barley bread and that with this equipment they started off on a ten days’ march. Because of its very high sugar content the date offers in a condensed form an unusual, amount of energy. It is & particularly good sweet for children, much more to be preferred than artificial candy. , Dates are most frequently eaten raw, but are equally good in many cooked forms, as many of the following recipes will indicate- When combined with nuts and used with milk they form, indeed, a complete meal, as vegetarians have often proved. DaJ.es With Cereal. —Wash a pound of dates and let them stand in a pint of water overnight Let them come to a boil, then simmer gently for a few minutes, flavoring with" a few drops of lemon or lime Or orange Juice. Remove the fruit add a little sugar to the liquid left in the saucepan and simmer until thickened. Pour over the fruit and serve cold. Date Sandwiches. Chop stoned dates until soft enough to spread. Use thin slices of buttered bread and make sandwiches. Instead Qf buttering the bread one may substitute finely chopped nuts, If desired. These sandwiches will make a most satisfying luncheon. Date Gems—Stone and chop half a cup of dates. Beat separately the yolk and white of one egg. Add the yolk to the dates, with a pinch of salt, a half pint sweet milk, two scant cups of flour, into which two teaupoonfuls of baking powder have been sifted. Add a tablespoonful of oil or butter and beat in the whipped white of egg, Bake briskly for 20 minutes.