Fruits, Cereals, and Vegetables
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Replacing Injurious Articles
474. In our medical institutions clear instruction should be given
in regard to temperance. The patients should be shown the evil of
intoxicating liquor, and the blessing of total abstinence. They should
be asked to discard the things that have ruined their health, and the
place of these things should be supplied with an abundance of fruit.
Oranges, lemons, prunes, peaches, and many other varieties can be
obtained; for the Lord’s world is productive, if painstaking effort is
put forth.—
Letter 145, 1904
475. Do not eat largely of salt, avoid the use of pickles and spiced
foods, eat an abundance of fruit, and the irritation that calls for so much
drink at mealtime will largely disappear.—
The Ministry of Healing,
305, 1905
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To Take the Place of Flesh Meat—149, 312, 320, 492, 514, 649,
795
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To Take Place of Desserts—546
]
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Not Relished by Those Accustomed to Rich and Highly Seasoned
Foods—563
]
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To Take the Place of Much Porridge Eating—490, 499
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Canning and Drying
476. Wherever fruit can be grown in abundance, a liberal supply
should be prepared for winter, by canning or drying. Small fruits, such
as currants, gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries,
can be grown to advantage in many places where they are but little
used, and their cultivation is neglected.
For household canning, glass, rather than tin cans, should be used
whenever possible. It is especially necessary that the fruit for canning
should be in good condition. Use little sugar, and cook the fruit only
long enough to ensure its preservation. Thus prepared, it is an excellent
substitute for fresh fruit.
Wherever dried fruits, such as raisins, prunes, apples, pears,
peaches, and apricots, are obtainable at moderate prices, it will be
found that they can be used as staple articles of diet much more freely
than is customary, with the best results to the health and vigor of all
classes of workers.—
The Ministry of Healing, 299, 1905
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