Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-14
nv MRS, M, A. WILSON

by MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
cSswt0hs. Iss., ,ds Sy NJ: r.. n; w.. 4. w'''". Al
prsHE leafy green vegetables are the
i class Of foods under discussion In
tbs lesson today. The vegetables in
this class are: .1
Celery. parsley, lettuce, cabbage.
string beans, tomatoes, spinach, kale:
Globe artichoke, egg plant. green and
!, fine peppers. poke. sorrel, asparagus.
ieek. chice, seallior shal,os; ho the youn's ss'.
!pn,n,,.s. p caulifiower, young sweet corn,
3ondeliops, dock shoots, swiss chard.
Ths vegetables in the above list con.
tsin large amounts Of water, mineral
snits. cAilulose, and arc called the sue.
culsnt vegetables for this reason. The
trne succulent vegetables, as q rule,
contain very little protein, or starch.
and IN the pulse family, namely, corn.
meas md beans, this food element does
NOT mature until the grain fully ripens.
Green foods are vitally necessary for
our physical upkeep, for this reason,
that the cellulose Of bulky content is
needed for toughage, and should be
served on our tables at least once ever!
day during the entire year. Nearly all
the succulent vegetables are rich III
needed mineral elements, many con-
tanning iron
Celery tApium, Linn.)
= Celery belongs to the umbelliferacc
family. This family is composed Of
(; ilants with hollow striate stems, and
j Ire aromatic and stimulating, also car.
rpinative, depending upon the volatile or
essential oils. of the plant In the stalk
and leaf. Plants Of this family require
lots Of water and thrive best In damp,
watery locations. F." .. -"
! Parsley. (Petroselinum sativium, Hon.)
4 Parsley is a very close relative of the
: celery in fact, a species OF the same
plant. Parsley is used as pot herb
and fo- garnishing.
j Parsley is today q very important
! herb among the Grteks and their kin,
and Is used in many ways.
Z Lettuce (Lactuca, Tourn.)
The name lettuce is from the Latin
lac, meaning milk, aud is so named be.
Cause Of the abundant milky juice of
this plant. Many varieties Of this plant
under the gardeners cultivation have
reached perfection. Lettuce is a mois-
,ture. loving plant and requires cool
climate for perfection. Lettuce is used
" as q veg stable as well as salad plant.
Cabbage (Brsssiica eleraces, Linn.)
I 1; The cabbage plant Is a native of
. Europe; the word cabbage 10 Celtic
1Bresic). It is also accredited to
brought this plant to perfection.
Methods Of preparing the cabbage are
well known and do not require any
space here. The cabbage should be
placed in boiling water to cook to con-
serve its mineral salts. covered closely
and cooked until tender. The usual
time required to cook cabbage 10 thirty
five minutes for the young and tender,
green cabbage and fifty minutes for the
winter cabbage.
String Beans (Haricots verts)
This vegetable is popularly known
bean. In its green state It contains very
little nutriment as compared with the
dried bean; the green beam Is used as
succulent vegetable. and today, owing
to; the market conditions, is in season
the year round. a-,;.,.-l
This vegetable. lie corn. asparagus
and lima beans, contains q vegetable
cssein of milk which quickly decom-
poses or becomes sour, under certain
temperatures. This is one of the causes
Of the sour fat that occurs in the can
ming process. This will be fully ex.
planned under the heading Of conserving
vegetables as winter foods. Methods of
cooking string beans are well known.
Tomatoes (Lycopersicum, Tourn.)
The tomato is member of the
Solanaceae or night shade family, and
was given the name of tomato from the
Greek. because of this fruit resembling
the peach. The tomato Is to day cult.
waited in every part of the world, its
succulent juicy fruit is accredited with
being ono of our most powerful anti
scorbutic foods.
is a member of the spinach family,
contains abundance of chlorophyll or
have much vegetable acid or flavor. Kale
is used as pot green and cooked in the
same manner as spinach.
Spinach (Spinac'a olcracea, Miller)
, The name spinach is used to identify
number of succulent greens that are
cultivated under this title, oil contain.
ing virtually the same composition,
and are used for pot green. Members
OF this family contain large quantities
Of iron, that Is so very necessary to the
blood stream: Owing to the large
amount Of cellular structure 1t acts as
broom to sweep waste accumulations
from the digestive tract, and should be
used two or three times weekly while
In season.
This plant also belongs to the variety
or family that require plenty of mois-
ture, % per cent Of its total weight
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