Artificial sugar is not a necessary article of food for the healthy individual who is able to supply his body with fresh and dried fruits the year round. The delicious summer fruits are better eaten without sugar. Undoubtedly nature did not mean for us to indulge in sweets during hot days, or she would have provided us more plentifully with them.
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE. No. 2.
Prepare a light biscuit dough, bake in tins and cover with strawberries and whipped cream. Use no more sugar than is necessary.
FRUIT CAKE.
Chop up one cup of currants, citron, and raisins, and mix with one cup of flour. Sift one cup of flour with a teaspoonful of soda, one of cinnamon, and a little salt. Cream one-half cup of butter with one cup of brown sugar, one-half cup of molasses and two well beaten eggs; add the flour, fruit and one-half to three-fourths cup of strong black coffee. Stir well and bake in a moderate oven for one hour.
MIXED FLOUR.
Mix two cups of white flour with one cup of rice flour and one of cornstarch. Sift and keep in a tin box for sauces and soups.
RYE NUTS. No. 1.
Remove the outer crust from a loaf of stale pompernickel and grate the soft part on a grater. Pour the crumbs on a large piece of paper, and dry in the sun or in an oven. Keep in a dry place, in a tin with good ventilation.