Show coarse foods necessary in diet ital HUM am MI iby NELLIE MAXWELL M M II 11 11 1 M M M thou for thyself a seemly altet then do not ret over what la past and cone and spite of all thou maleat have left behind live each day aa if thy life were just begun THE coarser foods and fibrous eatables are quite necessary in our diet and should be freely given at all times of the year the soft smooth foods which have no roughage do not excite the peristaltic action in the in and when one Is inclined to constipation such food only increases the trouble scotch oat crackers put two cupfuls of rolled oats through the meat grinder add one fourth of a cupful each of milk and molasses mo lassei one and one halt tablespoonfuls of fat one fourth teaspoonful of boda one teaspoonful of salt and one fourth of a cupful of raisins or nuts mix well roll very thin and cut into fancy shapes bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven puree of peas cook a pint of fresh green peas and put through a sieve add a tablespoonful of butter with two of flour well blended salt and pepper to taste cook together until the starch in the flour Is well cooked then add a cup ful of rich milk and whip with a dover egg beater until light using fresh peas makes a most tasty dish but of course the canned peas will do adding a bit of sugar also improves the puree the addition of more milk if the amount Is wished increased will not spoil the flavor hominy pecan croquettes Croquet tes cook one halt cupful of hominy with a half teaspoonful of salt in two cup of water for five minutes then cook in a double boiler two hours add two tablespoonfuls of shortening one half cupful of chopped pecans and a teaspoonful tul of scraped onion cool and shape in cylinders beat one egg slightly add two tablespoonfuls of cold water roll the croquettes croquet tes in crumbl and egg then again in crumbs and fry in deep fat hominy gems pour one cupful of scalded milk over a cupful of corn meal add a ta ble spoonful of bogar the same of shortening and alx well cool add the yolk of an egg beaten well and the white quite stiff sift one and one half teaspoonfuls of baking pow der with a little salt and beat well into the mixture bake in buttered gem pans Q 1131 newspaper union |