Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
Relishes that Can be Cultivated
in Gardens Without Much
Labor or Expense.
Raising the Varieties of Fru it
that Are Adapted to the
Climate and Soil.
HOMEGROWN Condiments.

lnSSc vegetable relISneS sharpen the
appetite and digestion, and inpart a
desirable flavor to many articles of
| food of the taste of which we are like
ly to tire after continued use. OF the
value of celery reference has often
been made. It's consumption has rap
idly increased IN cities during the past
few years, but it is not generally
raised by farmers on account of the
labor required IN cultivatlng and
blanching it. There are many plants
very desirable as relishes that farmers
neglect to cultivate, though they are
very easily raised Among these, the
COMMON RADIsH.
No garden product is more easily
raised, or is served with less trouble.
while none IS so generally rellshed.
The best radIshes are produced by
planting the seed in soil that contains
considerable sand, and which has been
made rich by the application of well
rotted manure. The quicker they are
grown the more crisp and tender they
will be. Very good radishes may be
raised by dropping the seed a few in
ches apart in the rows where the seed
of other vegetables or flowers are
sown. Radish seed terminates in a
very few days, and the young plants
mark the rows of plants that are slow
in making their appearance. They
thus enable the gardener TO work the
soil between the rows and to keep it
free from grass and weeds. Radishes
will be of q size to pull before the other
plants will be of any considerable size.
Their production will be without cost
of land or labor. A few radish seed
should be planted every week from
the time the first leaves the ground till
the middle of summer. By adopting
this course a constant supply can be
secured. Amy that are not wanted for
the table should be pulled up before
they become Of very large size, as
their presence IN the garden is not
desirable. 1t is ordinarily cheaper to
bay radish seed than to raise it.
THE EARLIEST HOME GROWN RELISH
that can be obtained is horseradish.
In eating, on saltpork, ham, bacon, or
any kind of cold meat, 1t is the best
relish that can be obtained. The
horseradish that is generally found in
farm~houses is very poor quality. II
is raised in soil IN one corner of the
garden or field, where it is allowed to
grow for years without cultivation.
The roots become old, tough, and yell
low They have not the pungency of
some roots that have been quickly
grown ia good soil. To have good
article some roots should be planted
in good soil and cultivated during the
summer to produce roots for use the
next season. Ia digging up roots for
use this spring the same roots that are
commonly cut off from the main one
should be saved for planting. Those
of the size of pipe stem answer very
well for the purpose. These small
cuts or roOtlets can be cut in pieces
from four to six inches in length and
set out in rows that will admit of stir~
ring the soil between them The sets
should stand at least six inches apart
in the rows. A long, pointed stick is
convenient for making the holes for
holding the sets, which should be in
serted so that the tops are two or three
inches below the surface Of the
ground. They will throw up branches
and leaves in short time, when the
plants should be tended like other
vegetables The plant makes its mair
growth in the fall but the size of the
will depend on the care given TO them
during the summer Just before the
ground freezes in the fall a sufficient
number OF the roots can be dug and
stored for use before the frost leaves
the soil in the 5 spring They can be
kept covered with earth in the cellar
or in tie pits that are used for other
vegetables. Roots served in this man
ner will be quite tender, white, and
very puugent. They are vastly super
Tor to old roots which grow in sod.
The common
GARDEN CREss, OR PEPPER GRASS,
makes an excellent salad for use DUR
ing the carly part of the summer.
The seed terminates ia s. few days,
and the leaves are sufficiently large to
use before there are any other garden
vegetables As the plants soon pro
ducs seed stalks, some should be sown
every week TIL about the LIST of June.
4 few plants can be allowed to pro-
duce seed for sowing next season.
Water cress is far superior to garden
cress, and its cultivation is recon-
mcnded to ali persons who have
springs or running streams on their
farms. Seed can be obtained of all
extensive dealers, and bed of it once
established will remain productive an
indefinite time. The seed shonld be
sown on the margin of the stream,
from which the grass has been remov-
ed. The plants require constant moist-
ure and the water should be very
cold The plants are very productive
of leaves, which can be plucked every
week during the growing season.
Water cress is a relish which is desir-
able during the entire year. 1t forms
beautiful table ornament, and is as
useful for this purpose as parsley.
The leaves are more tender and less
pungent than those OF garden cress.