Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-26
Making Helps
BY Wanda Barton
"Nipped In The Bud"

~ RAWN by the brilliant color
ing or the Fall market stalls
one Is amazed BY the remark
ahle variety or both fruits and veEe-
tables. Did the passer-by stop 10
think what might nave occurred II
some OF the things had not been
nlpped IN the bud they would to- still
more amazed. Take. for instance.
the cauliflower, the aristocrat OF the
cabbage family. 1t would have been
an immense flower II II had been al
lowed 10 bloom And It would have
justified mr.. ~J0hnson's comment that
ID was the finest flower In the
garden"
The French artichoke belongs TO
the thistle family and when undis-
turbed blossoms into a lovely purple
thistle. dignified but unapproacha-
bic. Instead II Is picked when "a bud.
plunged into boiling water and de-
voured. with most delectable sauce.
leaf by leaf.
The Chinese prepare in most at
tractive fashion both lily and tulip
bulbs and calmly a them without
any compunctinn or thought OF the
lovely flowers they would have de-
velcped into. The carrot was intro
duced to the English table by Queen
Elizabeth. Not only was X extolled
for its virtues as a vegetable. but its
feathery foliage became fashionable
a. corsage bouquets and headdress
embellishments
Asparagus was originally a sea
coast wild plant and its feathery
foliage and red berries were used for
decorative purposes until the stalks
were discovered TO be most excellent
eating. The stalks were smaller than
the cultivated product that we are
familiar with in modern markets.
At Kynance Cove. Cornwall. Eng
land. there Is a ANAL rocky island
called Asparagus Island" for there
the first effort was made at ito culti-
walton.
Our own white table celery used Z
grow wild In bitches and dikes where
Id was known hy the inelegant name
or "SmallaEe or SmellaEe." and It's
variegated green leaves appeared in
country bouquets
The scarlet runners or French.
descent refuse TO b. thwarted IN the
course Of nature and give us not
only scarlet blossoms but string
beans AZ well. The foliage OF the
best varieties is the most highly col
ored In the vegetable garden and Is
priced for salad decorations and
other garnishes.
Spinach is a native Of Tartary and
graced the flower gardens or that
country long beofre its food value
was discovered. The tassels Of the
corn are famous In history and We're
frequently used with wild flowers for
Indian bouquets. P~eabioSsoms have
become famous In poem and song.
but pass % quickly one hardly has
time to get acquainted with them.
In fact. the daintiness OF vegetable
blossoms equals In many instances
that OF the more ordinary orchids.
Those OF the tubers and ground rum
ners develop in the cup-shaped flow
ers. delicate in coloring ard at-
tractive In marking While those OF
the plants and herbs send up flower
stalks or spikes. many or them Of
dainty c0loring and sweet fragrance.
Almost al the herb blossoms are
dainty and have a sweet fragrance
that Is different from the fragrance
of the leaves that are eventually
dried for savory cooking USE
The pumpkin blossom i very at
tractive and figures In the candy
mada by North American Indians
with maple syrup.