Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
I 1oddy We Haze Various Salad Plants
Il in Mrs. Wilson Domestic Science Talk
Dandelon Plant Is Used in Delicious Uays and Has Real
Food Values Like Lettuce
by MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
Cepyrioht. 1897. bu Mrs. NJ. I. Wilson. All
49 rights reserved
4 1.-THE plants. of many vegetable lam.
II flies, are classcd under this beading.
ls4he Cruciferae. or mustard family.
YH1d watercress, peppergrass. the cab
blSe. radish and the leaves to the youhs
t4lstard plant.
The Geraniaccae. or geranium family.
i've us the nasturtium. Will" the Gu
cUrbitaceae. or the gourd family, gives
Z the cucumber.
The Umbellferae. or parsley family,
gises us parsley, celery coriander
sweet cicely, celeriac. caraway, carrot
aud Compositae family gives up arti-
cliokes, cbicory, rndive, dandelion, ro-
milne.
! The Solanaccac. or night shade fam
lly, produce the chilli or green pepper. in
ell Of its varieties. while the Labiatae,
X cr mint family, add. mint, sweet basil,
thyme, savory. marjoram aud sa &c.
sf Chenopodiaccae. or goose foot family,
4 are spinach. beets.
Polygonaceae are the dock sorrcl.
fvalerianaccae. the valcrian family,
y1ve the corn salad.
sLiliaceae, or lily family. bring the
Asparagus. onion. lcek. chivcs. garlic
scAllions or green garden onions ana
the shallo..
The word salad is taken from the
French, Salada. meaning combined
mixture of leaves and green herbs.
The plants grouped under this head
ing are usually served raw with n
dressing to make palatablc.
The salad plants are starch free ana
contain from So TO 90 per cent Of their
total weight in water. \ few contain
n atvolatie oil. which is the essential
fisvoring. which gives them their pecu-
1iir flavor.
Chicorv (Ciclorium 1ntybus. Linn.)
fChicory resembles, somewhat. the
we'll -blcached endive. Its leaves are
THY. split and sweet. it is winter
salad, and Is frequently served in place
Of celery, or as an appetizer.
10 Corn Salad or Lambs Lettuce
a (valerianello, OlitOria, Poll.)
Corn salad grows wild in many places
IN Europe, but is cultivated in this
country for the early spring salad.
Usually served in manner similar to
lettuce and dandelon greens.
Gaglen Cress
fIepidium Sativum) Pepper Grass
This plant resembles in appearance
and flavor the watercress, and is used
- a salad plant and sometimes cooked
a4d served as pot green. Used for
Gqrnishing meats, such as steaks. pot
Fcasts, chops, etc.
Lettuce IActuca Sativa. Linn
The many varieties Of this plant due
to intense cultivation have given us
bountiful variety to choose from. un-
der this heading come the head. or Bos :
On lettuce, and the new California va
rfkty, called iceberg lettuce. owing to
atS wonderful keeping qualities.
Eudiye (Cicl,ori,m Endivia. Linn.)
This plant has under intense culti-
vation produced a salad plant of ex-
auisite daintiness, and is the king OF
the salad plants. Endive IS the dinner
salad par excellence.
Mustard (Brassica Alba
The young leaves of this plant are
uSed for the early spring salad ana are
delicious and tender. with pleasing
aromatic taste.
/" dtIuCICsS
Brown
This plant Is found growing wild. in
shallow clear streams. The market gar
dener also cultivates watercrees and
thus IL able to control the season. The
dainty pungent watercress needs little
to bring 1t to mind. Used by the chef,
aS q garnish as well as a salad plant.
Served in same manner as the dande :
lifn:
plants come the edible weeds: in fact.
many Of them are used as the salad
plants, replacing lettuce during the
early spring.
Rumex Crispus; Linn. the SaurdOcl
"A high sounding Latin name for this
humble roadside weed. Use only the
very young and tender leaves for th'
salad. The older leaves are used as
not green. both the long leaf and curly
varieties being used.
/, Rmex AcetOselIa Linn.) Sorrels
This plant grows wild and is alsr
cultivated extensively both in this coun
try and Europe, for salad green. ],
isJ usually spring green and has q
pleasing tart taste. served as for the
4 dandelion or shredded lettuce.
Lambs Quarters (ChenOpodium Capi.
tatum. Watsop)
This common garden weed is a dainty
delicate salad green and Is welcomed
. in, the early spring. The album, OF
white variety. is specially cultivated
by the gardeners for special salat
plant.
PursIane (P0rtulacca Olei'acea, Linn.
This common garden weed is uset
for salad only when very young anC
tender it also IS used for pot green's
DandeliOn (TaraXaCum Officinale
t Weber,
The young and tender leaves Of thii
we'll known and popular roadside weed
are used for salad, the older leaves arr
used for pot green.
The market gardener cultivates tn,
dsndelion, as well as the other roadside
weeds for the early spring market. In
clpded with the salad plants are Shep
q herds Purse Wapsella Bursa- Pas
tofis, Moench) which is found in mois
z pastures. Only the delicate tende
leaves are used for the salad. The tin.
purse shaped pod of this plant gives i
y III name.
a The rules for preparing salad plants
Look over the plants carefully. dis
carding all bruised and wilted leaves
Place in water for fifteen minutes
r. a., to NON nf m, uatpr add on