Transcriber’s Note
Certain statements given in this cookbook about distinguishing betweentoxic and non-toxic mushrooms, and the use of certain herbs, inparticular pennyroyal, do not conform to modern knowledge and may bedangerous to follow. Please consult reliable modern resources for theseproducts.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A list of the changesis found at the end of the text. Inconsistencies in spelling andhyphenation have been maintained. A list of inconsistently spelled andhyphenated words is found at the end of the text.
VEGETABLE COOK BOOK
How to Cook and Use
Rarer Vegetables and Herbs
A Boon to Housewives
Fourth Edition 1919
—PUBLISHED BY—
VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE
| NEW YORK | CHICAGO | |
| 43 Barclay Street | 31-33 W. Randolph Street |
Greenhouses, Nurseries and Trial Grounds, Western Springs, Illinois.
3-19 2M
French Endive or Witloof Chicory
A Wholesome and Useful Winter Vegetable
How to Grow. Sow the seed in Spring on well prepared land 1 ft. apart inrows, and thin out same as parsnips. Lift the roots in fall. These rootsproduce during winter months, the beautiful young crisp leaves, whichmake one of the most delicious winter salads. Here's how it's done.
Forcing the Roots. Prepare a convenient sized bed of good rich soilabout a foot deep, in the basement and board up the sides. Place theroots in it until the crowns are just covered, and about 2 inches apart,in rows 6 to 8 inches apart then place on top about 8 inches of any kindof light covering such as leaf