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FRUIT DRINKS.

All fresh fruits are rich in organic potash salts, such as the citrates, malates and tartrates. These are essential to the renewed construction of the tissues and organs of the body. These salts, as they exist in fresh fruits, are acid, but in the body they undergo combustion and become converted into alkaline carbonates so that fresh acid fruit juices are really curative of acidity when this is due to ill health and fermentation. Far different is the case of mineral acids, which remain acid throughout.

Fruits contain more than two-thirds water (in this resembling the human body) and are therefore good thirst quenchers. The water in fruits is practically the purest and most perfect distilled water obtainable. The man who eats fruit freely is seldom thirsty.

Fruit Soups and Teas.

These are real foods, and are best made by extracting with a fruit press the fresh juices of the fruits available. They are served cold or iced in small China bowls or bouillon cups. Excellent drinks are made by mashing and pulping bananas, gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, currants, plums, or any moderately soft fruits. Then adding the pulp to a quantity of hot or cold water, straining, sweetening (if necessary) and serving in dainty cups or glasses.