This section is from the book "Cooking Vegetables. Practical American Cookery", by Jules Arthur Harder. Also available from Amazon: The Physiology Of Taste.
Aneth. Dill.
No. 652. - Dill is a hardy biennial plant, and is cultivated for its seeds, which have an aromatic odor and a warm pungent taste. It is a corrective for flatulence and colic in infants, and is added to pickled cucumbers to heighten their flavor. The leaves are sometimes used to flavor soups and sauces, and the seeds for flavoring pickles.
No. 653. - Sow early in spring and keep clear of weeds.
 
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