FoodNet

Foods and home making

1928

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Presented as published in 1928. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
6. If fruit cooked on the surface burner is not covered with water, what cooks the portion of fruit extending above the water? 30 Breakfast 7. At what temperature should apples bake? 8. In baking apples, how much water should be used for each apple? 9. How much sugar should be used for each baked apple? 10. What is the temperature of boiling water? HOME WORK 1. Prepare cooked fruit for at least three meals during the week. 2. Take a written statement signed by one of your parents to your teacher. If you wish to get credit for your work, write a statement like the one which follows or prepare one that your teacher may direct you to write : My daughter . . . during the week of (fill in your name) (date) .prepared the following fruits (name of dishes) Signed, (signature ot parent) CHAPTER IV THE TREASURES FOUND IN FRUIT Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers as you study this chapter. 1. What makes many fruits taste sweet? 2. How does orange juice differ from plain water? 3. If a teaspoon of sugar is stirred in a glass of water, what happens to the' sugar ? 4. What makes lemons taste sour? 5. From where are minerals obtained? 6. What is mineral matter? 7. What material largely composes the skins of fruits? 8. Why is orange juice fed to babies? Why should we eat fruits? Pearls are found in the ocean. Diamonds are found in the earth. Treasures are found also in fruits. The treasures found in fruits are more valuable to man than the gems of the land and sea. Fruits help to give color to the blood, strength to bones, and pearliness to the teeth because of the treasures contained in them. There are materials in fruits which help make us feel good and keep the body in good trim. These foods which taste so good are packed full of treasures. Fruit may be served at breakfast, at luncheon, or at dinner. It is one of the foods which may be eaten with benefit more than once a day. Let us see what treasures fruit contains that make it such an important and necessary food. Why do many fruits have a sweet taste? We think of oranges and watermelon as juicy fruits. This means that these fruits contain much water. Any food from which we can easily press moisture contains much water. 3t 32 Breakfast If we taste the juice extracted from oranges, apples, or other fruits, we find that the juice is far different from ordinary water in taste. Most fruit juices are very pleasing to the taste. There must, then, be some substances mixed with the water of fruit juices to make them taste so good. Let us perform an experiment in order to learn about the materials which are mixed with the water of fruit juices. Experiment 2: To show how water dissolves solid sugar. (a) Fill a tumbler or glass measuring cup £ full of water. To the water add i teaspoon of sugar. Sugar, as you have of course observed, is a solid substance, while water is a liquid substance. (See Figure 14.) Stir the contents of the tumbler or cup. Can you still see the solid sugar ? ( b ) Taste the contents of the tumbler or cup. Describe the taste. (c) Compare the appear- ance of the contents of the tumbler or cup with that of plain water. (d) Set the tumbler or cup aside for at least five minutes. Does the solid sugar settle to the bottom of the tumbler?