FoodNet

Mazdaznan encyclopedia of dietetics and home cook book

1909

Page 96

Presented as published in 1909. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Dinner — Apple Souffle. Apple Fritters. Rice and Nut Cream. Peach Salad. Bread with Cottage Cheese. Plum Pudding with Brandy Sauce. Coffee. THE AUTUMN SEASON Reminds us of our opportunity in consuming large quan- tities of fruits, particularly grapes. In eating grapes for medicinal purposes, and that is really the object of our eating grapes, we should take our time. Eat slowly, masticate them well, but do not swallow the pulp. Grapes eaten in large quantities will cure all intestinal troubles, dissolve gravel and stone, arrest cancerous and fibroidal growths. Used in connection with large quantities of fresh milk will cure consumption. Eat every kind of fruit and in large quantities, leaving just enough hunger to still the same with a crust of bread. Do not change weight of underwear with the increase of colder weather. Simply eat a trifle hardier foods and keep more lively, either with work or in the agitation of such amusements that prove an honor to the community. 181 DIETARY IN A NUTSHELL. HOW TO EAT AND DRINK. The sum and substance of all the science of dietetics is this : When on a fruit diet, you should blend the sweet fruit with a smaller percentage of sub-acid or acid fruit. When on a vegetable diet, the earth salts which are sweet in taste and flavor must be subdued by tL: addition of vegetable juices of an acid or sub-acid nature. When on a nut diet, the nuts must be thoroly masti- cated, and the pulp, absolutely tasteless and gummy, should be expelled from the mouth. When on a grain diet, the grain must be used raw and masticated well, employing the jaws to a great extent, but do not swallow more than one-third of the pulp. When living on a mixed diet, remember that grain gives substance, while the addition of a few nuts occasionally or in season adds heat. By using the fruit at one time and the vegetables at another, they will furnish the eliminative tendencies. Live on grains and vegetables for a day or more, then alternate with fruits for the same period, more or less, in accordance to the condition of the organic action. If the system is filled with acids it is best to abstain from fruits. If laden with salts and minerals, then it is best to abstain from vegetables until the system is ad- justed to a greater degree. Never cater to artificial v/ants. They are mere sugges- tions of abnormal conditions that enslave our higher natures and burden our life energies with unnecessary trouble. There is no possibility to overcome these unless we retrace our steps and return to nature with a humble spirit and a contrite heart. Learn how little it is necessary to eat and how much less you need to drink, as thereby you will learn the secret of the science of right living, which is the key that 182 unlocks the problem of all questions of life — the question of the economy of the Infinite thru individual elfort. Appetite is the result of uncontrolled senses and a disease of organic intelligence. Stop eating for a time and nature will do the rest. Hunger alone, following a good day's work, determines perfect digestion of that food which is least inviting to a pampered palate, but of value to him who knows of its filling the bill.