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339. There is religion in good cooking, and I question the religion
of that class who are too ignorant and too careless to learn to cook.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:537
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340. It is the positive duty of physicians to educate, educate,
educate, by pen and voice, all who have the responsibility of preparing
food for the table.—
Unpublished Testimonies, August 30, 1896
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341. You profess to be health reformers, and for this very reason
you should become good cooks. Those who can avail themselves of the
advantages of properly conducted hygienic cooking-schools, will find
it a great benefit, both in their own practise and in teaching others....
One reason why many have become discouraged in practising health
reform is that they have not learned how to cook so that proper food,
simply prepared, would supply the place of the diet to which they have
been accustomed.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 119
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342. This [cooking] can be done in a simple, healthful, and easy
manner, without the use of lard, butter, or flesh meats.... Skill must
be united with simplicity. To do this, women must read, and then
patiently reduce what they have read to practise. Many are suffering
because they will not take the trouble to do this.... It is a religious duty
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for those who cook to learn how to prepare healthful food in different
ways, so that it may be eaten with enjoyment.... What branch of the
education of a young lady can be so important as this?—
Testimonies
for the Church 1:681, 682
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Proper Food
343. Is my diet such as will bring me in a position where I can
accomplish the greatest amount of good?—
The Review and Herald,
June 17, 1880
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344. People cannot all eat the same things. Some articles of food
that are wholesome and palatable to one person may be hurtful to
another. So it is impossible to make an unvarying rule by which to
regulate every one’s dietetic habits.—
Christian Temperance and Bible
Hygiene, 157
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345. The Lord intends to bring his people back to live upon simple
fruits, vegetables, and grains.... God provided fruit in its natural state
for our first parents.—
Unpublished Testimonies, November 5, 1896
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