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Foods of the foreign-born in relation to health

1922

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Presented as published in 1922. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
are not as generally used as they are by many other nationalities. Wheat is the principal one. Besides using it in bread, they make various noodles, and serve them in different ways. Underweight children should be taught to eat cereals, and dill pickles should not be included in their diet. The nephritis patient must have a number of changes made in his diet, as ordinarily it contains a large amount of spice and many pickles. The diabetic can be fed very comfortably if the income is sufficient to buy v^etables. It is the custom to serve them dressed with melted butter, and with bread crumbs placed on top. The following week's menus, arranged and served by a Hungarian housewife, give a good idea of the kinds of foods and the combinations used by the different types of Hungarians in their own country. These do not change very much here if the income is sufficient to purchase them. Breakfast Field Worker Whisky (sometimes red Onion sometimes (raw) pepper in whisky) Bread (rye) (childreH Sliced ismoked bacon pour whisky on (raw) bread like gravy) (Breakfast the same every day) Monday Lunch Monday Supper Whisky Whisky Cherry soup (summer) or Bacon (raw) and Dried bean soup (winter) onions (raw) Noodles with cheese Bread (rye) Bread (rye) Fruit Fruit HUNGAXIANS 41 Tuesday Lunch Whisky Beef soup, noodles Meat with potato Cucumber salad with cream Cheese strudel Bread (rye) Tuesday Supper Whisky Chicken paprakas with noodles Lettuce Bread (rye) Wednesday Lunch Whisky No meat Creamed potato soup Noodles with jelly Bread (rye) Fruit Wednesday Supper Whisky Qotted sour milk (cold) with rye bread Fruit Thursday Lunch Whisky Beef soup Rolled cabbage with meat Bread (rye) Lettuce and sliced beets Thursday Supper Whisky Left overs Bread (rye) Fruit Friday Lunch Whisky No meat String bean soup (cream) Cheese strudel Bread (rye) Friday Supper Whisky Bacon with rye bread (men) Milk with rye bread (women) Fruit 42 FOODS OF THE FOREIGN-BORN Saturday Lunch Whisky Soup (cream) with eggs Lentils with sliced ham Bread (rye) Sunday Whisky Beef soup» noodles Chicken paprakas, mashe4 potatoes Sauerkraut with meat Bread (rye) Cucumber salad Fruit Saturday Siq>per Whisky Left overs Bread (rye) Sunday Supper Whisky Fried meat from soup Mashed potato Bread (rye) Doughnuts with jelly inside Fruit Wine Breakfast Worldngman, City Except at breakfast, wine or beer is used at all meals Coffee with milk Rolls (white) (Breakfast the same every day) Monday Lunch Broth Boiled meat with potatoes Bread (rye) Dill pickles Fruit Tuesday Lunch Tomato soup Veal stew with potatoes Bread (rye) Dill pickles Monday Supper Kidneys with brains Lettuce Bread (rye) Tuesday Supper Cold boiled ham Onion salad Bread (rye) HUNGARIANS 43 Wednesday Lunch Goulash soup Meat pie made with ham and noodles Bread (rye) Dill pickles Thursday Lunch Vegetable soup Squash with beefsteak Bread (rye) Fruit Friday Lunch Fish soup Pot cheese with noodles and cream Bread (rye) Fruit Saturday Lunch Cream soup with eggs Lentils with roast pork Bread (rye) Wednesday Supper Fried pork Mashed potatoes with fried onions Bread (rye) Thursday Supper Left overs Bread (rye) Fruit Friday Supper Left overs Bread (rye) Saturday Siq>per Egg omelet Butter, radishes Bread (rye) Simday Dinner Chicken soup Stuffed roast chicken Onions, parsley Red pepper or saffron Cucumbers, lettuce salad with cream Bread (rye) Apple or cheese strudel Fruit 44 FOODS OF THE FOBEIGN-BORN Sunday Afternoon Ice cream or iced coffee Sunday Supper Left overs Rye bread