Foods and home making

(Carefully examine the cereal as you stir it. Do the cereal and watei remain separated? What do you think the cereal must contain that makes the mixture pasty and thick?) Now place the top part of the double boiler over the lower part. Set the lower part over the flame. Cover the top part. Let the mix- ture cook for 30 minutes. Serve hot with top milk or cream. Yield : 5 servings. Variation. — Fruit added to cereals makes a delicious and nutritious combination. Most of the dried fruits are especially suitable for serving with breakfast cereals. A few minutes before taking the cereal from the fire add : 1 cup package) dates — washed, stoned, and cut in pieces, or i cup seedless or seeded raisins — washed, or f cup whole or pressed jigs — washed and cut in pieces. Fresh ripe bananas and peaches as well as cooked apples and dried and canned fruits are good served with breakfast cereals. Should sugar be served with breakfast cereals? If cereals are well cooked, they have a good taste. If a great deal of sugar is sprinkled over a cereal, the taste of the cereal is covered up by that of the sugar. Most persons eat more sugar than they should. If a good deal of sugar is eaten, the foods that are needed for health are likely to be neglected. Too much sugar may also upset digestion. It is better to use only milk or cream on cereals. The good flavor of the cereal can then be enjoyed. What cereal is often served not only at breakfast but at other meals? What points should be considered in buying it? There is another cereal that should be mentioned. This cereal is often served not only for breakfast, but for other meals. It is some- times used to take the place of a starchy vegetable at dinner or luncheon. Have you already guessed that this cereal is rice? At market we find white rice and brown rice. Shall we buy 54 Breakfast the white rice because of its light color ? While the appearance of food is to be considered, its nutritive value is more important. In preparing rice for market, the outside tough hulls are removed. The remaining whole grain is gray or brown in color. Each grain of rice prepared in this way retains the outer skin and a part known as the germ } Such rice is called brown rice or natural rice. In the factory rice is prepared by the removal not only of the outside tough hull, but also of the outer skin and germ. Such rice is lighter in color and is known as white rice. White rice is not so nutritious as brown rice, because the outer skin and germ are especially rich in mineral salts and vitamin B. Brown rice does not keep so well as white rice. How is rice cleaned ? Before cooking, rice must be cleaned. To wash rice put it in a strainer. Hold the strainer under a faucet and let the water run through the cereal. Rub the rice between the hands. Rinse. How is rice cooked ? Rice may be cooked in a double boiler in the same way as other breakfast cereals. DOUBLE-BOILER-COOKED RICE 3 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup rice Follow the directions for cooking cereals given on page 52. When the rice is first added to the water, stir to prevent the grains sticking to the pan.