Foods and home making

6. In what two devices may onions be cooked so that little odor spreads through the house ? 7. Should baked potatoes be served in a covered or in an uncovered dish? Why? 8. Should water in which vegetables are cooked boil rapidly or gently? 9. What are the best two ways of cooking squash? Give reasons for your answer. 10. In mashing potatoes, the milk added to them should be heated. Why? Is it necessary to heat the milk added to stuffed baked pota- toes ? Explain. HOME WORK 1. For each day of the week, make a list of two vegetables other than potatoes that would be desirable to serve in your home. Before making the lists, turn back to page 270, and read the suggestions for selecting vegetables which are to be served together. Also refer to the vegetables which you learned to cook on pages 280-284. 2. Cook vegetables in your home at least twice during the week. CHAPTER XXX YEAST BREADS Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers as you study this chapter. 1. What makes some yeast bread taste sour? 2. Should one, eat white or whole- wheat bread? 3. What are three kinds of yeast? 4. What is a convenient test to determine whether a liquid is luke- warm? 5. How can the crust of bread be softened during baking? 6. How can biscuits be arranged in a pan so that they will be covered entirely with crust when baked? Shall we make bread at home? By homemade bread one usually means bread made with yeast. When bread is leavened with yeast, several hours are required to make it. It is perhaps because yeast-bread making is a long process that in many homes baker’s bread is used. Whether it is wise to make bread at home or to buy it is a ques- tion for the home maker to decide. Bread of good taste and quality is made in many commercial bakeries. However, there can be no denying that well-made home-baked bread is delicious. Also, one can be sure of the ingredients used in homemade bread. Although yeast bread takes some time to rise it does not require constant watching. If one is busy about the kitchen, bread making can be worked in with little difficulty. In decid- ing whether to buy or to bake bread, a home manager should consider whether the effort required to make it compensates for the advantages of homemade bread. She should also con- sider whether there is any difference in cost. 423 Dinner 424 What kind of bread shall we eat? Yeast bread is commonly made with fine white or with whole-grain flour. Which kind is better to eat? From the study of flours given on page 82, we learned that whole-wheat flour is richer in mineral matter and vitamins than white flour. Unless we use plenty of milk and leafy vegetables to supply mineral matter and vitamins, it is far better to use whole-grain bread. For those troubled with constipation, breads made from coarse flours are better than those made from fine flours. Bread and other cereal foods are among the cheapest foods. Where, for reasons of economy, a good deal of bread is eaten, it is especially advisable to eat bread made from whole grains. One should realize, however, that, although bread has been considered “ the staff of life,” it is not well to eat bread alone. A diet of bread, meat, and potatoes does not meet the needs of the body.1 In addition to these foods, milk, fruits, and vege- tables, especially uncooked vegetables, are needed.