Some of our ordinary everyday foods arc so extra rich in one or more of the health-protecting vitamins and minerals, that they are the star turns on the menu of every woman who wants to keep her family fit. As a busy housewife, you may find it too much of a good thing to remember details of all the foods and an alphabet of vitamins. So at the bottom of this announcement you'll find a simple guide. Follow it, and you can be sure that you're giving everyone a share of the foods they need for vim and vigour. And here arc some recipes. They have been tested in the Ministry of Food kitchen. We think you and your family will enjoy them.
CH UTN E YED FISH (Igor 4 people.) 4 fillets fish, 1,12 oz. margarine, r oz. plain flour, salt and pepper, I/2 pint fish stock or milk and water, 2 tablespoons chutney, I teaspoon lemon substitute. Grill or bake the fish. Melt margarine, mix in flour and cook for I-2 minutes. Add fish stock and stir until well blended, bring to the boil. Add other ingredients and cook 5 minutes. Serve fish with this sauce poured over.
CHOCOLATE MOULD
(For 4 people.) 4 level tablespoons sernolina,1 level tablespoons cocoa, 3 level tablespoons sugar, pinch of salt, I pint milk, I teaspoon vanilla essence. Mix semolina, cocoa, sugar and salt to a smooth paste with a little of the cold milk. Bring remaining milk to boil and pour over blended semolina. Mix well, return to pan, stir until it boils and boil for 5 mins. Add vanilla. Pour into a mould and serve cold.
Have these foods in some form every day ,,
See that everyone has his or her full allowance of milk. Don't put the children's milk in the family teacups; at the same time, take your fair share.
Give a serving of potatoes and two servings of other vegetables; one green leafy one correctly cooked, and one yellow or red one (for instance, carrots, swedes, tomatoes — beetroot doesn't count, protectively speaking, though it „adds something in flavour and appearance). Also some raw salad.
Include 4 to 6 slices of bread and butter or margarine. This amount is for health protection. Bread and jam or paste doesn't do instead but is tasty and useful for additional filling-up purposes.
Have a serving of meat or fish (fresh or canned) or cheese or a cheese dish. Sometimes help out with pulses (dried peas, beans or lentils).
Join the crusade against waste of Bread We must not waste while others want.
ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOOD