. Culinary herbs; their cultivation, harvesting, curing and uses. Herbs. CULINARY HERBS —soup, stew, sauce, or salad—the remembrance of which, like that of a well-staged and well-acted drama, lingers in the memory long after the actors are forgotten. Probably no culinary plants have during the last 50 years been so neglected. Especially during the *'ready-to-serve" food campaign of the closed quarter century did they suffer most. But they are again coming • into their own. Few plants are so easily cultivated and prepared for ase. \\'ith the exception of the onion, none may be so effective
. Culinary herbs; their cultivation, harvesting, curing and uses. Herbs. CULINARY HERBS —soup, stew, sauce, or salad—the remembrance of which, like that of a well-staged and well-acted drama, lingers in the memory long after the actors are forgotten. Probably no culinary plants have during the last 50 years been so neglected. Especially during the *'ready-to-serve" food campaign of the closed quarter century did they suffer most. But they are again coming • into their own. Few plants are so easily cultivated and prepared for ase. \\'ith the exception of the onion, none may be so effectively em- ployed and none may so completely trans- form the ''left-over" as to tempt an other- wise balky appetite to indulge in a second serving without being urged to perform the homely duty of "eating it to save ; Indeed, sweet herbs are, or should be, the boon of the housewife, since they make for both pleasure and economy. The soup may be made of the most wholesome, nutri- tious and even costly materials; the fish may be ])oiled or baked to perfection ; the joint or the roast and the salad may be otherwise faultless, but if they. Barrel Culture of Herbs. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company; [etc. , etc. ]
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