. The new hydropathic cook-book : with recipes for cooking on hygienic principles : containing also a philosophical exposition of the relations of food to health : the chemical elements and proximate constitution of alimentary principles : the nutritive properties of all kinds of aliments : the relative value of vegetable and animal substances : the selection and preservation of dietetic materials, etc., e keptmoist by pouring water in the keg. Syconus.—The Fig tree (Ficus carica) is a native of Asia,and formed a principal article of food among the inhabitantsFie. 62. of ancient Syria an
. The new hydropathic cook-book : with recipes for cooking on hygienic principles : containing also a philosophical exposition of the relations of food to health : the chemical elements and proximate constitution of alimentary principles : the nutritive properties of all kinds of aliments : the relative value of vegetable and animal substances : the selection and preservation of dietetic materials, etc., e keptmoist by pouring water in the keg. Syconus.—The Fig tree (Ficus carica) is a native of Asia,and formed a principal article of food among the inhabitantsFie. 62. of ancient Syria and Greece. It is remarkably sweet, very nutri-tious, and, like the cereal grains,will flourish in a wide range oflatitude. It will grow well inour Northern States if housedduring the cold season. In theSouthern States some excellentcrops are raised. There are several excellent varieties of the fruit sold in ourmarket. The best are from Turkey, Italy, and Spain. Smyrnafigs are deservedly of high re-pute. The black fig of the Azores(fig. 62) is a fine and very pro-black fig of the azokks. ductivo kind. Two crops in ayear have been raised under glass in this country. In SouthCarolina the Alicant fig bears early and abundantly. Figs are generally prepared by dipping the ripe fruit in ascalding hot ley made of the ashes of the fig tree, then driedin ovens or in the sun, and packed close in boxes or Alimknts, ok Foods Prop];:;. 79
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