On Several Topics by MRS. D. A. FITCH

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 27, 1916

On Several Topics

By MRS. D. A. FITCH

MRS. D. A. FITCH

Spread for Bread

EITHER from necessity or from force of habit we have come to feel that each slice of bread must be provided with some sort of spread. Dairy butter is generally used, but for various reasons many experiments have been made for the provision of substitutes. We use the following very palatable mixture: To two tablespoonfuls of good cooking oil add one teaspoonful of lemon juice, two tablespoonfuls of water, four of good milk or cream, and salt to taste, thickening to a creamy consistency with gluten. In this country (Porto Rico), where gluten is hard to get, we find that lightly browned flour may be substituted with satisfactory results.

Stewing — and “Stewing”

Cooks generally agree that boiled fruit is inferior to that which is stewed, and there are many foods which are much more palatable when cooked by the stewing process. But there is one kind of stewing which adds nothing to the taste or digestibility of table viands, and that is “stewing” about table linen. Recently I heard a friend remark, “There is no comfort in dining with Mrs. —, because she is so afraid some one will get a spot on the tablecloth.” Tidy young housekeepers are likely to fall into this fault of fretting over such spots; but as experience comes to them, they realize that no one will purposely soil their table linen, and that all their fuming will not tend to lessen the number of accidents. No family enjoys eating in fear and trembling.

Initials

Those of us who have been long in the way find pleasure in the recognition of the names and initials of various writers for our publications. Some that appeared frequently years ago we do not see any more. It is sad to realize that some of these are sleeping in the grave; but sadder still is the thought that others have lost interest in the message of truth. We trust that this latter class will renew their vows before it is too late. But occasionally the old initials appear, though they belong to another person. It is a coincidence of deep meaning and responsibility to bear the name of some faithful warrior who labored diligently to advance the third angel’s message in years gone by. The place one thus endowed is called to fill is an important one. If your predecessor has been faithful, you must not lower the standard; if he has fallen out by the way, the banner of truth must be again uplifted. It is a solemn thought that if I am not faithful, another will take my place in the everlasting kingdom of our Lord, and some one else will wear the crown I might have won, had I been true.