THE GRAPE FESTIVAL

White Ribbon, Volume 30, Issue 11, 1 April 1959, Page 5

THE GRAPE FESTIVAL

The South African W.CT.I annua' (rrape F< - i ■>'. tin put ich is i I wHI popularise the fruil \1 Mrs M 1' At 11 told of their b -lief that, by inci I ■ <-s. the standard of health could he raised for the individual and the nation The following extract m the White Ribbon of South Africa: "It is ting to remember thai ti\ al ur< »pe, Italy, Hungary, Bavaria and ; and it is considered that the enormously, to the ultimate benefit of communitiei nothing more than . .ting fruit, and particularly among the rising ration It is ti Ittiofl of tl:« W < T V that fresh i-rapes are more valuabh nourishment than m any other form I conIs, vitamins \. B and < , and energyrig fruit • nd require : lly no d. tion Becau valuable food tor invalids, for children and anyone at all. not in good health. "drapes are rich in albumen, ami albumen pairs tissue -h-w tissue Besides this, grapes' contain vegetable rbohydrates, and traces of magnesium, calcium, phosphates ami iron, as well as \aluah' tials which exercise an important control Over the alkalinity of the blood The salts, which grap in, lucl keep in solution the globulin of the blood and other fluids; they Supply ingredients fofl the gastric juices and replenish the nerVOUS tern A nutrition expert has said of this wonderful fruit : "It l- a complete medical food, upon which tin- body can be Sustained tor an indefinite period" This is rarely enough to show what a splendid product we ha\e m thr nth Africa It is well to remember that pure blood is the only trustworthy defence against disease, s,, insure your health by eating m ill grapes "To the listeners ;]>• the young mothers, we would hi e this recipe tor i fruit drink We Can recommend it as a dehciOUS drink for all occasions

"Recipe: Mash sweet, ripe grapes m a potato manlier to extract the juice and pulp so as to make two cups of ferape pulp Then add two tablespoons of lemon juice and one bottle of ginger ale Chill and s ( r\e \dd sugar it desired."