The Young Citizen Pantry
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- The Young Citizen Pantry
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- 1937
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- 30 THE YOUNG CITIZEN F'ebruary, l .9J7 MOTHERS' GUIDE IN CARE OF CHILDREN VA LENTINE RECIPES The month of February is generally associated with the gaiety. fun and laughter of the carnival season. This year, while it will be introduced by the Carnival Fair (now known as the Philippine Exposition) this will be interrupted by a world-wide celebration for Catholics-the Eucharistic Congress. Catholics from aU parts of the world will then visit our fair isles-the only Christian country in the Orient. A solemn and holy aspect will then pervade the air. But after this. the carnival season will con~inuc in full swing when ir will be closed by another mirthful occasionValentine's Day. This is al· ways celebrated on the 14th of this month and is dedicated to sweethearts-to those who wish to show their affection to the opposite sex, either in a serious or comic way. This is celebrated by sending cards with love* Teacher of Home Economics, Emilie Jacinto Elementary School. 1ht !Joung ftitiztn PANTRY BY MISS JULIANA MILLAN " tokens and by parties where red is the dominant color and foods are heart-.o;hapcd. Since we arc all Nepa-minded nowadays, let me introduce a very common native recipe wh~ch cari be made to suit the Valentine Spirit. PALITAO Vi c rice 1 c glutinous rice liilga a pinch of red vegetable coloring sugar grated coconut Mix the glutinous and or· dinary rice. Sort. wash and soak in water overnight. In the morning. grind in the native grinder. Get a pinch of the red vegetable coloring and dissolve it in the ground mixture until it is of the desired redness. Put this in a bag of cloth and press between the 2 pieces of the native grinder to press out as much water as possible. A moist. powdery mixture will be the result. Ge_t this by tablespoons and mould into heart<;. Put side by side on clean banana leaves. Fill a kettle half-full of water and boiL Drop the heart- ~ shaped palitao one by one, tak· ing care not to let them be mixed together. When it floats, remove from the kettle and drain off the water. Roll in the grated coconut. Heat the frying pan. Put in the fiflga, stir constantly and toast until golden brown. Get a clean and round bottl2 if no rolling pin is available. Roll this over the liflga to reduce it ro a powdery state. Mix with the sugar and serve with the palitao. This may be served with either hot or iced tea. It will be noticed that instead of the colored rice and oblong shape, red vegetable coloring and heart shape is suggested to· conform with the spirit of the season. Anyway the colored rice is used more for its grayish color than for its taste. (Please tum to page Ji)