Vintage Vegetable Recipes

Ingredients

• Artichokes: Boil till tender, drain well, season with salt, pepper and melted butter
• Beet Greens: Take young beets, boil tops and bottoms in salt water, drain well in a colander, butter and eat with vinegar; an excellent dish in summer
• String Beans: String and boil whole with a small piece of corned beef or pickled pork, enough to season them. Stew nearly dry and serve hot
• Lima & Butter Beans: Shell into cold water, and let them lie awhile; boil an hour, with a little salt in the water; drain and butter well, peppering to taste
• Lima & Butter Beans: Prepare and cook as above, and pour a teacup of sweet cream over the beans, and let it boil up; salt and pepper to suit the taste