American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and VegetablesSimmons, Amelia
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American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables
Simmons, Amelia
Cooking, American -- Early works to 1800
_Cabbage_, requires a page, they are so multifarious. Note, all
Cabbages have a higher relish that grow on _new unmatured grounds_; if
grown in an old town and on old gardens, they have a rankness, which
at times, may be perceived by a fresh air traveller. This observation
has been experienced for years--that Cabbages require new ground, more
than Turnips.
_The Low Dutch_, only will do in old gardens.
The _Early Yorkshire_, must have rich soils, they will not answer for
winter, they are easily cultivated, and frequently bro't to market in
the fall, but will not last the winter.
The _Green Savoy_, with the richest crinkles, is fine and tender; and
altho' they do not head like the Dutch or Yorkshire, yet the
tenderness of the out leaves is a counterpoise, it will last thro' the
winter, and are high flavored.
_The Yellow Savoy_, takes next rank, but will not last so long; all
Cabbages will mix, and participate of other species, like Indian Corn;
they are culled, best in plants; and a true gardener will, in the
plant describe those which will head, and which will not. This is new,
but a fact.
The gradations in the Savoy Cabbage are discerned by the leaf; the
richest and most scollup'd, and crinkled, and thickest Green Savoy,
falls little short of a _Colliflour_.
The red and redest small tight heads, are best for _slaw_, it will not
boil well, comes out black or blue, and tinges, other things with
which it is boiled.
_BEANS._
_The Clabboard Bean_, is easiest cultivated and collected, are good
for string beans, will shell--must be poled.
_The Windsor Bean_, is an earlier, good string, or shell Bean.
_Crambury Bean_, is rich, but not universally approved equal to the
other two.
_Frost Bean_, is good only to shell.
_Six Weeks Bean_, is a yellowish Bean, and early bro't forward, and
tolerable.
_Lazy Bean_, is tough, and needs no pole.
_English Bean_, what _they_ denominate the _Horse Bean_, is mealy when
young, is profitable, easily cultivated, and may be grown on worn out
grounds; as they may be raised by boys, I cannot but recommend the
more extensive cultivation of them.
_The small White Bean_, is best for winter use, and excellent.
_Calivanse_, are run out, a yellow small bush, a black speck or eye,
are tough and tasteless, and little worth in cookery, and scarcely
bear exportation.
_Peas_--_Green Peas._
_The Crown Imperial_, takes rank in point of flavor, they blossom,
purple and white on the top of the vines, will run, from three to five
feet high, should be set in light sandy soil only, or they run too
much to vines.
_The Crown Pea_, is second in richness of flavor.
_The Rondeheval_, is large and bitterish.
_Early Carlton_, is produced first in the season--good.
_Marrow Fats_, green, yellow, and is large, easily cultivated, not
equal to others.
_Sugar Pea_, needs no bush, the pods are tender and good to eat,
easily cultivated.
_Spanish Manratto_, is a rich Pea, requires a strong high bush.
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