Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
By MRS. M. A. WILSON

namely, those Of the countries adjacent
to the Orient.
Poke (Phytolsccaceae Tonn)
This weed is q common roadside va.
riety, and only the very young shoots
are used in the early spring. for a green
cooked similar to the method used Tor
asparagus. Considered as . medicinal
green being accredited with purifying the
blood stream. ~
This leafy green is used both a. a
salad plant and as vegetable green. Its
history and characteristics will be con:
sidered under its heading in salad
plants, and is only mentioned here as
succulent vegetable green or potherp.
Asparagus (Onicinalis Lnn)
The ancient Greek name Of the a..
paragus. meaning unarmed or branch.
ing herb; this vegetable 10 the Oldest
and most delicate vegetable known. An.
ciert Rome regarded this vegetable most
highly, and such characters as Pliny.
Cato and others of their time were loud
in their praises of this delicate succu-
lent green Of the early spring.
incidentally the asparagus IL accred.
tied with being tonic in its properties
the vegetable substance known as rs.
paragin having decided diuretic etect
upon the kidneys.
This vegetable belongs to the lila:
ceae, or lily family, and is prepared
for the table by boiling and serving
with sauce Of choice. Asparagus Is also
used as a salad plant. and Tor soups.
The lcek. chive, scullion, or young
garden onion, the schailot, are all mem
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signifies bulbiike plant Of the herb
variety with bulb or tuberose stems
growing upright, generally Of rich color:
ing, and growing to large size. Used
for favoring, and also can be cooked as
vegetable green similar to onions or
spinach.
Methods Of cooking. prepared as for
spinach and cooked in boiling water
until tender, then dressed and seasoned
like boiled or braised onions.
Pea (Pi' sum savivum. Linn)
The garden pea is the oldest legume
cultivated, and has been cultivated from
time immemorial, so that its native
country and local history IS now un-
known. Many splendid varieties OF this
delicious succulent food are to be found
on the markets. The pea is an early
spring vegetable and does not thrive we'll
during the extreme hot summer.
The garden pea is cooked by boiling
in water, drained and seasoned, with
plenty Of butter. salt and pepper.
Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus, Linn
This vegetable is found in both the
bush and climbing variety. The bean
is whitish in coloring and delicious tast-
Ing. This plant Is native OF the East
Indies. Cultivation has brought many
improved varieties tO the market. The
bean is cooked In boiling water, drained
when tender and seasoned with plenty
Of butter, salt and pepper. The early
American Indians used this vegetable
in a stew with string beans, corn and
peppers, and called the dish succotash.
Indian for vegetable goulash. The wax
bean is a hybrid, and Is cross Of the
bean family.
Brussel Sprouts
A cultivated member of tho cabbage
family (Cruciferae brassica Linn). This
vegetable Is cooked in boiling water
until tender, usually twenty-five TO
thirty minutes, then drained and
dressed with salt. pepper and butter, or
with sauce similar to that served on
asparagus. .,
Collards belong to the cabbage fam.
lily, having full, feahy leaves that do
not form or head up like cabbage. This
species Of the cabbage family ~ grown
and used as a pot green. Cooked and
served like spinach Or cabbage.
Cauliflorer (Betrytis caulifOrs Linn)
The caulifOrcr Is a member Of the
cabbage family. The thick white heads
are the result Of intense. cultivation. a
delicate vegetable, succulent, native OF
Southern Europe, its fiat foral head be.
Ing in direct contrast with the headed
cabbage plant.
The caulihower is prepared by 70.
moving the coarse outside leaves and
then breaking the flowers In pieces.
Cook In boiling water until tender
Drain well, season with salt, pepper
and plenty of butter.
This vegetable may be served In
salad when cold and marinated in highly
seasoned French dressing. Also IN AL
gratins with hollandaise sauce, cream
or cheese sauce. The leaves removed
licious when cooked, as for asparagus,
trimming the wilted parts. Serve as for
asparagus. 1t IL serious waste to
throw this part of the flower away. 1t
Is rich in iron and mineral content.
Young Corn (Ze's Mays Linn
Indian corn or Ze'a Mays Is q native
of South America, widely cultivated as
nm important food staple. The young or
immature corn IL tho product known ns
sweet corn, and Is used during tho crop
season as a succulent green vegetable,
Cooked in boiling water and served on
the cob. Corn Is cooked In au gratin, In
fritters, in succotash, cream corn In
pudding, In custards and scalloped. E
Dandellons (TaraxacIIn ofacinsls,
Wcber)
This common weed of the pasture.
field and roadside Is valuable addition
to the greens, and Is used for pot
green and also as salad plant. The
essential oil Taraxacum Is especially
active in the gall bladder, increasing the
flow of bile, and also a. q dluretic,
stimulating the secretion Of tho kid
neys.
Method for cooking a. for spinach;
also after boiling nince fine and saute
with finely minced and cooked bacon IN
the pan. ..
Dock Shoots, 6ordocs (Rumsx uis.
ps, Lann) -.
A common roadside wssd. native Of
the unite6 States and Europe. often
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