The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-27
THE VALUE OF OKRA
AN IMPORTANT FOOD PLANT THAT
IS MUCH NEGLECTED..


plant, with numerous uses, the most
important being for the table Tbs
green pods without doubt make the
finest soup vegetable supplied by the
garden Cooked whole they also fur
nish palatabie side dish The nu-
TRENT properties Of okra are very high,
and it has the additional advantage Of
belng aH exceedingly wholesome arti
eie of fOod IL is enormously called 4
Bumbo ia many cook books aud even
la sut4e encyclopedias, The name OF
lhe plant and it's fruit IN 0kFa. HAmb0 4
l. a general term for various Kinds Of /
soup made u it okra. q fact. Is an /
excellent faoi much neglected
a very important confederation from /
tie aiEmentary point ol view n The 1t- I
usually high percentage Of diEeanosr /
matter That fact lad been establish 1
81 rs common experience long l9forv
uuy analysts OF the pod had bern /
thought uf fur wherever the yegeta
ile Is ia use il Is well known that the
sUup l. highly lbs-lieEtial tO persons
vtth Reak sFuu4Ae44s often II will be
retained when nothing else can lse TAX
rn and ~ hiss ia many eas~s restored
tonr 10 digestive organs that sectned
bus--is-ssiy dlsoFdsFssi IL 10 a partic.
ulafIy t--Hraeiai toDi in eases VI dys'
rutvty aud cLFugllt Indigestion
IIsr drir~i ssrsis. paTvhs-i and ground.
arr SAIL e. make an aecVptsbiv sub
stsIIt~ fuF eo1~r 4 substitute for ar
ru3s fssyI ran ~ made fruEn ltl- rOota.
Tie lraSes. grueu q dFy. are ussds do
ntset ~ lhriF dSaIult.vut properties.
Ils- gutrt bark SIT aad Nhlte, cOn-
tatfa a STRONG ub-T rr-ssulblins saI.
I1ta guJrf laafk u aiso Nitrous aud. to
eyIirs nttb the woody part % the
plant. furnishes eIerlirai pzpes stork,
A. CARA 10 easily raised II can be sui
t.sats-I HyA prunI
Zoe table us~ tie plds must bc cot
ph.a irtairF. gvHvraliy Wiaen about
thFvc iH,brs bJag lNary ErUw RAPIDLY
asst -pin t---sinr wusty Tli- plant 10
r~ry pfoiiay. aud :, Wiil cuutiune 10
t--ar uu,ll t.gisib~i ~ frost 4 small
patch "a go Ass,rv than iussst the require
uvags u AL ordinary fatally. AID the
aattHus Esay ~ pfrarr, 81 Tor winter
us~ by gwa csnS entrnt methods. Tbs
,asHer Is by drgsaE siArr the I'D.
,rsssauays. lg.i9 sections quarter uf
aa taeh ghu-k spyysd thin u;l large
dsslrs oy trays sud rAroae 60 thS suti
reufa dat TO day untll thoroughly drirvi
Iaf bee laFe ~ Gloss cane atzi kewf
ffvs- rrlta moisture The uill~f u1Vthod
~ fsr~srvvatssn 10 BY canning whict
u5g I- cpslALassi latrS an. Tiss piaHi
la taiHagtsus and ornamental enough
ne ghy H8Wrr garden The lnaA ssf y -
la-sv sod paluas sas--irsl and tha bios
s.ss#a v hfeh o. form Fvs=rtnhlc thusv o.
tgss haj.YhaeA arr az ffpt a hssiliaa
svef With purple dlsk After th'
frsf day t,rr guhd also takes q puTpllal
hBe
Ife-v arr souse Of tire hssst rvrif@s 10
ctsG.ae para okra coup Take
r.ssr ~ l-eFf ~ a marrow ls1nS. pu
uH o. roI water and tniI uatii Cs-5kssi
EgfHr uuu 4uaFt % ukfu fssis eruA@waY
tuta iA.n as=rtioua AMI add. with enouaI
nffainr1 ffi- tutnatu~a to give she soui
Ff,h rosor eantiuus to tsyil angi
tlso aAra Is thoroughly cooked. Thir4
NlH take ah-rut nftryu minutra
grevu Ieppsg. gram which the ssesi
baa. l.rva r,,uiaYesi. nIIcssi ard Addez
vi4l Improve the flavor TIE vRriou
Euur-s. cbl,kra Sab OF crab. arv mad
Ia sHs aauo u4auuer.
A. excellent coup can b. made via
out moat by nosllug tho oEra. slice
as 8l-rrr. aud adding when evoked
as--l sisfsi plc-7e - butter ufhsr veg
taHb-s alsrh Rs carrots. anl8ua an
rrs5y may alss b. usod. but lowers :
aGfl prefer lt straight Soup made 4
afz8Fr rs fti ks-p IN ceol place for 80
ersI days AMI improve with aEe.
A aaEnEg dlah for lunch OF dinner
made 90 tbe following manner. Butt,
a pudding dlsb. put IN = aver q cod
al nr hatg c,osei ricr. a layer Of Hlics
ukfa. q layer % ripe shcri tnsnatoo
Euitrr. pepper. Halt and = littln suEi
II The Rrid II the tomatoes be ehie
tlaua bile. rtprat the layers until u
dish lie au~i grntc hreadcrumbs {
tap. with pieces ~ butter pour IN
much boiling water "a the diah W
bold bake long enough TO cook: scr
hat
ukrn ntan makes n pAiatable vsEpf
hle diAh. but In this form II Il not
vaya acceptable Oh firut acqualn,an'
Its substance ia vtacuua. and for tn
reason probably does not at onCe ca
tlyatr the taste Tut the pods. who
iuia boiling water. with salt b
about fifteen minutes or until cooke
pnur III the water. place In a hot dis
Rdd pepper and plenty Of good butts
servo hot Cooked IN this way. treat
with god vinegar and served cold.
makes a good salad.
Any housewife can do her own CT
ming Of okra. Slice and boil the Oh
until two-thirls cooked, put In
Jar. al full. seal tight aud place in
dark closet. II desired, add strain
Tomatoes and boil until the okra
tbnroupbtv cookcd, but be careful