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Title: Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition)
How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: November 12, 2006 [EBook #19775]

Language: English

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Transcriber's Note

Certain statements given in this cookbook about distinguishing between
toxic and non-toxic mushrooms, and the use of certain herbs, in
particular pennyroyal, do not conform to modern knowledge and may be
dangerous to follow. Please consult reliable modern resources for these
products.

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A list of the changes
is found at the end of the text. Inconsistency in spelling and
hyphenation has been maintained. A list of these inconsistencies is
found at the end of the text.

Vaughan's
VEGETABLE COOK BOOK

[Illustration]

How to Cook and Use
Rarer Vegetables and Herbs

A Boon to Housewives

Fourth Edition 1919

--PUBLISHED BY--
VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE

NEW YORK
43 Barclay Street

CHICAGO
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

[Illustration]

=How to Grow.= Sow the seed in Spring on well prepared land 1 ft. apart in
rows, and thin out same as parsnips. Lift the roots in fall. These roots
produce during winter months, the beautiful young crisp leaves, which
make one of the most delicious winter salads. Here's how it's done.

=Forcing the Roots.= Prepare a convenient sized bed of good ric