Foods and home making

6. Substances in fruits giving them a tart taste are 7. Two substances contained in fruits which make fruits especially valuable foods are and 8. Orange juice is fed to babies because it contains and 9. The fibers of cellulose serve as scrub brushes in the 10. Sugar is a substance ; water is a substance. CHAPTER V THE VALUE OF DRIED FRUITS AND POINTS IN SELECTING THEM Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers as you study this chapter. 1. Dried peaches usually cost more a pound than fresh peaches. Wt / is it that dried fruit is generally considered less expensive than fresh fruit? 2. What do fruits lose when they are dried? 3. If you were going to buy some sweets, which would be a better choice — candy or dates ? Give a reason for your answer. 4. Small prunes usually cost less a pound than large prunes, but there are fewer prunes and hence fewer seeds in a pound of large prunes than in a pound of small ones. Which are the more economical? 5. Why should food be protected from dust and flies? 6. Why does it pay a merchant to be courteous to his customers? Why does it pay a customer to be courteous to a salesman ? 7. Why should dried fruits be soaked in water before cooking? In what kind of store or market should you buy food ? In the home, food should be covered to protect it from dust and flies. Both dust and flies may contain disease germs or harmful bacteria } Flies crawl over filthy things, collect bacteria on their feet, and then get on food. Food should be protected from dust and flies in the store or market as well as in the home. When you go to buy food, it is important to notice whether the food is protected from flies and dust. Also notice whether the store is light and clean and whether the clerk has clean hands and a clean apron. Food cannot be kept wholesome in a dirty place, or if it is touched with dirty hands. 1 Bacteria are tiny plants, too small to be seen without a microscope. 39 40 Breakfast What courtesy should you show in a store? The successful merchant has found that it pays to be courteous and helpful to customers. He knows that if he is not pleasant and does not give good service, his customers are not likely to return. He has found also that he must be honest in order to keep his trade. The customer as well as the storekeeper should be polite. The salesman’s courtesy deserves courtesy in return. Then, too, it pays to be considerate ; the courteous customer is likely to get better service. WATER- (about^J SOL/DS (about 4J Redrawn from U . S. Department of Agriculture Chart Figure 17. Water and Solids in Grapes and Raisins Notice that the fresh fruit contains more water than solids, while the dried fruit contains much more solid material than water. Good service in a store deserves consideration from the customer. Repay a salesman’s service by avoiding unnecessary handling of foods and by carrying small packages home. Why do dried fruits have wrinkled skins? Dried apricots, peaches, prunes, raisins, and all other dried fruits have wrinkled skins. After a pound of fresh fruit is dried the fruits weigh only a little more than % of a pound. During the drying, the fruit loses water. This loss of water reduces the weight of the The Value of Dried Fruits 41 fruit ; it also shrinks the fruit. Because the fruit shrinks, its skin becomes folded or wrinkled. (See Figure 17.)