This section is from the book "Lowney's Cook Book", by Maria Willett Howard. Also available from Amazon: Lowney's Cook Book.
All green vegetables should be washed in cold water and cooked in boiling water. Salt may be added first or last according to preference. Allow one tablespoon salt to each quart of water.
The time required for cooking depends upon the age and freshness of the vegetables.
Artichokes | 45 to 60 minutes |
Asparagus, young | 15 to 20 minutes |
Asparagus, old | 30 to 50 minutes |
Beans, fresh . | 1 to 2 hours |
Beans, dried . ... | 2 to 4 hours |
Beets, young | 60 minutes |
Beets, old . .... | 3 to 5 hours |
Brussels sprouts..... | 15 to 20 minutes |
Cabbage, young | 30 minutes |
Cabbage, old | 2 to 3 hours |
Carrots, young | 30 minutes |
Carrots, old ... | 1 to 2 hours |
Cauliflower | 30 to 60 minutes |
Corn .... . . | 5 to 20 minutes |
Dandelions . . . | 2 to 3 hours |
Onions . ... | 60 to 90 minutes |
Parsnips . . | 1 to 2 hours |
Peas ... | 20 to 40 minutes |
30 minutes | |
Salsify . . .... | 30 to 60 minutes |
Squash, summer....... | 20 to 60 minutes |
Squash, winter . . . | 60 to 90 minutes |
Spinach and other greens..... | 20 to 60 minutes |
Sweet potatoes....... | 30 to 60 minutes |
Turnips........ | 40 to 60 minutes |
Soak in cold water. Remove lower leaves and cut ends of others. Cook in boiling salted water forty-five minutes or until the leaves pull out. Drain. Serve with Bechamel or Hollandaise Sauce or with Drawn Butter.
2 cups chopped artichokes 2 cups White Sauce.
1 cup buttered crumbs.
Arrange in a scallop dish and bake until crumbs are brown.
Wash and scrub. Cook in boiling salted water. Serve with melted butter or White Sauce. They may be marinated with French Dressing and served cold.
 
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