This is frequently called turnip cabbage. The plant stores its nourishment just above the ground in a turniplike swelling, and from this spring ordinary cabbage leaves.

How To Boil Kohl-Rabi

Take off a thick paring, cut the rabi in slices, cook in boiling salted water until tender, about thirty minutes. Drain and serve slightly salted, or with melted butter, or a little cream, or with Maitre d'Hotel sauce.

Cardoon (Cynara Cardunculus, Linn.)

This plant resembles a long shaggy bunch of celery. The edible portion consists of thick fleshy leaf stalks, well bleached. Boil it in salt water, and serve with sauce Hol-landaise or egg sauce.