Sweet Potato. The sweet potato is a species of the convolvulus family (same as morning glory), and is also commonly called the Spanish potato. The sweet potato appears to have originated in tropical America, but is referred by some to the East Indies, or to both hemispheres. It is widely cultivated in warm climates, and is very successfully grown in the United States. Composition of Sweet Potato: Proteid 1.8%, fat .2%, carbohydrates 27.1%, mineral 1.1%, water 69.3%. Varieties: Vinelcss, Early Carolinas, Red Rose, Barbadoes, Jersey, Hayman. Yams are like sweet potatoes. Onions. Onions contain much nitrogenous matter, sugar, water, and a pungent oil rich in sulphur. Vari- eties of onions: Spanish onion; shallot, stronger in taste, but without the pungent smell of onions; chives, a British variety; Welsh onion or cibol, larger than the chive and more tender; leek. VEGETABLES 65 Garlic belongs to the onion family, but it is a bulb composed of smaller bulbs called " cloves," containing oil of garlic. It is very nutritious. It is supposed to be a blood purifier, stimulates secretions, and is used for nervousness. Mushrooms. Mushrooms that grow in cups are poisonous. The cups may be imder the ground, at- tached to stem at the base. The poisonous character may also be determined by odor, form, color of spores, and peculiarities of species. When poisonous they are usually highly colored, scaly or spotted; the flesh is tough or watery. So many mushrooms are poisonous that the selection of those used for cooking should be made only by persons familiar with the varieties. Mushrooms form a large part of food of the poor in Southern Europe. They are found in all parts of the world and are usually of very rapid growth. In Italy people send dogs and pigs to root for them. Common mushrooms grow wild in August, September and October. Varieties: St. George Agaric or White Cao, Fairy Ring, Scotch Bonnets, Moret, Truffle. Composition, water 88.1%, proteid 3.5%. carbohydrates 6.8%, fat .4, mineral 1.2; mus- carin is the active principle. Mushrooms are rather valuable food. It would require about seven pounds of mushrooms to supply minimum requirenients for a day if all were digested, but they are very hard to digest. Muscarin can check action of the heart and cause contraction of pulmonary vessels. Cabbage. Cabbage is a species of the cruciferse tribe, introduced into England by the Romans. Composition : Water 90% , proteid 1 .5% , mineral 4% , and especially sulphur. As a food, cabbage is very 66 DOMESTIC SCIENCE nourishing. The cabbage family is large and has many varieties: cauliflower, and also a variety of cauliflower known as broccoli; Brussels sprouts which grow as a cluster of leaves, on the stumps of cabbage; Savoy (so-called from Savoy in France), — which is a variety of the common cabbage with a compact head and leaves reticulately wrinkled, — much cultivated for winter use; red cabbage; dark green cabbage; spinach, which is a species of the cabbage family not always so classed. Spinach resembles a variety of the Savoy cabbage. It is a native of Spain. Lettuce. Lettuce comes from the dandelion family. In certain varieties, it has a cabbage-shaped head. Milky juice of lettuce has in a mild form the medicinal properties of opium. Asparagus belongs to the lily family, not to the lettuce family, and yet it is very closely related thereto. It had its origin by the wild seaside, and it is an English plant. It is commonly used by Americans. Beans. Beans are a species of legumes and have their origin from Egypt. They are a standard food in China, Japan, India and most of Europe. Varieties: broad or Windsor beans; kidney or haricot; scarlet runner; field or horse bean; chestnut; dwarf or French; locust; and lima bean.

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Sweet Potato. The sweet potato is a species of the convolvulus family (same as morning glory), and is also commonly called the Spanish potato. The sweet potato appears to have originated in tropical America, but is referred by some to the East Indies, or to both hemispheres. It is widely cultivated in warm climates, and is very successfully grown in the United States. Composition of Sweet Potato: Proteid 1.8%, fat .2%, carbohydrates 27.1%, mineral 1.1%, water 69.3%. Varieties: Vinelcss, Early Carolinas, Red Rose, Barbadoes, Jersey, Hayman. Yams are like sweet potatoes. Onions. Onions contain much nitrogenous matter, sugar, water, and a pungent oil rich in sulphur. Varieties of onions: Spanish onion; shallot, stronger in taste, but without the pungent smell of onions; chives, a British variety; Welsh onion or cibol, larger than the chive and more tender; leek. Garlic belongs to the onion family, but it is a bulb composed of smaller bulbs called " cloves," containing oil of garlic. It is very nutritious. It is supposed to be a blood purifier, stimulates secretions, and is used for nervousness. Mushrooms. Mushrooms that grow in cups are poisonous. The cups may be under the ground, attached to stem at the base. The poisonous character may also be determined by odor, form, color of spores, and peculiarities of species. When poisonous they are usually highly colored, scaly or spotted; the flesh is tough or watery. So many mushrooms are poisonous that the selection of those used for cooking should be made only by persons familiar with the varieties. Mushrooms form a large part of food of the poor in Southern Europe. They are found in all parts of the world and are usually of very rapid growth. In Italy people send dogs and pigs to root for them. Common mushrooms grow wild in August, September and October. Varieties: St. George Agaric or White Cao, Fairy Ring, Scotch Bonnets, Moret, Truffle. Composition, water 88.1%, proteid 3.5%. carbohydrates 6.8%, fat .4, mineral 1.2; muscarin is the active principle. Mushrooms are rather valuable food. It would require about seven pounds of mushrooms to supply minimum requirements for a day if all were digested, but they are very hard to digest. Muscarin can check action of the heart and cause contraction of pulmonary vessels. Cabbage. Cabbage is a species of the cruciferse tribe, introduced into England by the Romans. Composition : Water 90% , proteid 1 .5% , mineral 4% , and especially sulphur. As a food, cabbage is very nourishing. The cabbage family is large and has many varieties: cauliflower, and also a variety of cauliflower known as broccoli; Brussels sprouts which grow as a cluster of leaves, on the stumps of cabbage; Savoy (so-called from Savoy in France), — which is a variety of the common cabbage with a compact head and leaves reticulately wrinkled, — much cultivated for winter use; red cabbage; dark green cabbage; spinach, which is a species of the cabbage family not always so classed. Spinach resembles a variety of the Savoy cabbage. It is a native of Spain. Lettuce. Lettuce comes from the dandelion family. In certain varieties, it has a cabbage-shaped head. Milky juice of lettuce has in a mild form the medicinal properties of opium. Asparagus belongs to the lily family, not to the lettuce family, and yet it is very closely related thereto. It had its origin by the wild seaside, and it is an English plant. It is commonly used by Americans. Beans. Beans are a species of legumes and have their origin from Egypt. They are a standard food in China, Japan, India and most of Europe. Varieties: broad or Windsor beans; kidney or haricot; scarlet runner; field or horse bean; chestnut; dwarf or French; locust; and lima bean.

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