Desserts
257
combined are liable to cause fermentation in the stomach, and are thus
harmful.—[
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 57
]
Counsels
on Health, 154, 1890
536. Especially harmful are the custards and puddings in which
milk, eggs, and sugar are the chief ingredients. The free use of milk
and sugar taken together should be avoided.—
The Ministry of Healing,
302, 1905
[
Ice Cream—530, 540
]
[
Cake Eaten with Milk or Cream—552
]
Part 3—Pie, Cake, Pastry, Puddings
[
Spec. Test. on Education, October, 1893
]
Fundamentals of Chris-
tian Education, 227
537. The desserts which take so much time to prepare, are, many
of them, detrimental to health.
A Temptation to Overindulgence
538. At too many tables, when the stomach has received all that it
requires to properly carry on its work of nourishing the system, another
course, consisting of pies, puddings, and highly flavored sauces, is
placed upon the table.... Many, though they have already eaten enough,
will overstep the bounds, and eat the tempting dessert, which, however,
proves anything but good for them.... If the extras which are provided
for dessert were dispensed with altogether, it would be a blessing.—
Letter 73a, 1896
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539. Because it is the fashion, in harmony with morbid appetite,
rich cake, pies, and puddings, and every hurtful thing, are crowded
into the stomach. The table must be loaded down with a variety, or the
depraved appetite cannot be satisfied. In the morning, these slaves to
appetite often have impure breath, and a furred tongue. They do not
enjoy health, and wonder why they suffer with pains, headaches, and
various ills.—
Spiritual Gifts 4a:130, 1864
540. The human family have indulged an increasing desire for rich
food, until it has become a fashion to crowd all the delicacies possible
into the stomach. Especially at parties of pleasure is the appetite
indulged with but little restraint. Rich dinners and late suppers are