Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
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All milk should be sterilized or pasteurized in warm weather,
especially for children. CHEESE. Cheese is one of the most nutritious of foods, and when meat is scarce makes an excellent substitute, as it contains more protein than meat. Cheese is the separated casein of milk, which includes some of the fats and salts. EGGS. Eggs contain all the ingredients necessary to support life. Out of an egg the entire structure of the bird--bones, nerves, muscles, viscera, and feathers--is developed. The inner portion of the shell is dissolved to furnish phosphate for the bones. The composition of a hen's egg is about as follows (Church):-- ----------------------+------------++---------------------+------------ | White--In || | Yolk--In | 100 parts. || | 100 parts. ----------------------+------------++---------------------+------------ Water | 84.8 || Water | 51.5 Albumen | 12.0 || Casein and albumen | 15.0 Fat, sugar, | || Oil and fat | 30.0 extractives, etc. | 2.0 || Pigment | Mineral matter | 1.2 || extractives, etc. | 2.1 | || Mineral matter | 1.4 ----------------------+------------++---------------------+------------ |
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