For Pears use syrup of following consistency: 2 C. sugar 4 C. water Boil 10 m. Simple Courses in Home Economics 41 Note: Add syrup, have it at the same temperature as the fruit. Read general directions carefully. Pack prepared fruit in jars. Add syrup until jar is brimful. Adjust covers with great care. Steam 15 to 30 m., according to the ripeness of the fruit. Canned String Beans Select young and tender beans, string. Pack in jars, leaving whole or break into short lengths. Cover with cold w^ater, to which has been added 1 t. salt for each qt. of beans✪ Canned String Beans. Adjust rubber and cover. Cook and follow the directions for com. Note: A small red pepper placed in the bottom of the jar will give a delightful flavor. Canned Tomatoes Select firm, average sized tomatoes. Pack in jars. Cover with cold water to which has been added 1 t. salt to each quart of tomatoes✪ Canned Tomatoes. Adjust rubber and cover. Cook, following directions for corn. CEREALS Subject ]\Iatt.er Cereals or grains are grasses and seeds of plants which are used for food. Among the most important in Texas are wheat, maize, oats, rye, milo, rice and kafir. From these cereals many breakfast foods and meals are prepared. The Government Bulletin gives us the following information on our well known cereals : "Oats are distinctively a cereal of northern regions, and wherever grown are an important porridge staple. In old- fashioned oatmeal much of the husk, which adheres closely to the grain, often remained in the meal. This seems now to have been largely remedied by improved methods of milling, thougli some tough particles of skin are still left in the finished product. Nevertheless, when thoroughly cooked, oats are a healthful food, the widespread use of which is well justified. The oat breakfast foods keep better than similar products made from wheat and corn. "Wheat is the most important breadstuff, and in the United States is also an important breakfast cereal. The old English dish, frumenty, made by boiling the husked grains with milk and spices, seems to be about the only one in which the grain is used whole. The slightly crushed grains with the bran left on are called cracked wheat or wheat grits. AVheat is also rolled or flaked, and is shredded by a special process. The majority of our wheat breakfast foods seem to contain at least a part of the middlings, farina and gluten preparations being the main exceptions. ' ' Cereals are nourishing, wholesome food Avhen properly cooked and served. There is today, however, a growing popularity in fa\'or of the ready-to-serve cereals. ?Tany grocerymen say they sell more com flakes and puffed rice than any other breakfast food. These cereals are very expensive, do not contain much nutritive value, and are not as wholesome food as the well cooked cereal. For example, a package of oatmeal costs ten cents and furnishes about 1575 calories of fuel value, while the pack- Simple Courses In Ho}iie Economics 43 age of puffed rice costs liftcen cents and fui'nishes about 570 calories. Dry cereals are especially valuable for children when properly cooked, and can be used to uood advantage in the school lunch room. References Farmers' Bulletin, No. 249, Cereal Breakfast Foods. Universify of Texas Bulletin, No. 342, Food for Growing Children. Story of a Grain of Wheat, Edgar. Lesson Plan

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For Pears use syrup of following consistency: 2 C. sugar 4 C. water Boil 10 m. Simple Courses in Home Economics 41 Note: Add syrup, have it at the same temperature as the fruit. Read general directions carefully. Pack prepared fruit in jars. Add syrup until jar is brimful. Adjust covers with great care. Steam 15 to 30 m., according to the ripeness of the fruit. Canned String Beans Select young and tender beans, string. Pack in jars, leaving whole or break into short lengths. Cover with cold w^ater, to which has been added 1 t. salt for each qt. of beans. Adjust rubber and cover. Cook and follow the directions for com. Note: A small red pepper placed in the bottom of the jar will give a delightful flavor. Canned Tomatoes Select firm, average sized tomatoes. Pack in jars. Cover with cold water to which has been added 1 t. salt to each quart of tomatoes. Adjust rubber and cover. Cook, following directions for corn. CEREALS Subject ]\Iatt.er Cereals or grains are grasses and seeds of plants which are used for food. Among the most important in Texas are wheat, maize, oats, rye, milo, rice and kafir. From these cereals many breakfast foods and meals are prepared. The Government Bulletin gives us the following information on our well known cereals : "Oats are distinctively a cereal of northern regions, and wherever grown are an important porridge staple. In old- fashioned oatmeal much of the husk, which adheres closely to the grain, often remained in the meal. This seems now to have been largely remedied by improved methods of milling, thougli some tough particles of skin are still left in the finished product. Nevertheless, when thoroughly cooked, oats are a healthful food, the widespread use of which is well justified. The oat breakfast foods keep better than similar products made from wheat and corn. "Wheat is the most important breadstuff, and in the United States is also an important breakfast cereal. The old English dish, frumenty, made by boiling the husked grains with milk and spices, seems to be about the only one in which the grain is used whole. The slightly crushed grains with the bran left on are called cracked wheat or wheat grits. AVheat is also rolled or flaked, and is shredded by a special process. The majority of our wheat breakfast foods seem to contain at least a part of the middlings, farina and gluten preparations being the main exceptions. ' ' Cereals are nourishing, wholesome food Avhen properly cooked and served. There is today, however, a growing popularity in fa\'or of the ready-to-serve cereals. ?Tany grocerymen say they sell more com flakes and puffed rice than any other breakfast food. These cereals are very expensive, do not contain much nutritive value, and are not as wholesome food as the well cooked cereal. For example, a package of oatmeal costs ten cents and furnishes about 1575 calories of fuel value, while the pack- Simple Courses In Ho}iie Economics 43 age of puffed rice costs liftcen cents and fui'nishes about 570 calories. Dry cereals are especially valuable for children when properly cooked, and can be used to uood advantage in the school lunch room. References Farmers' Bulletin, No. 249, Cereal Breakfast Foods. Universify of Texas Bulletin, No. 342, Food for Growing Children. Story of a Grain of Wheat, Edgar. Lesson Plan

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