Celandine, by the West Country men called Kenning Wort, grows but slowly.[276]
Muschata, as well as in England.
Dittander, or Pepper Wort, flourisheth notably, and so doth
Tansie.[277]
Musk Mellons are better than our English, and
{91} Cucumbers.
Pompions, there be of several kinds, some proper to the Country,[278] they are dryer then our English Pompions, and better tasted; you may eat them green.
The ancient New-England standing Dish.
But the Houswives manner is to slice them when ripe, and cut them into dice, and so fill a pot with them of two or three Gallons, and stew them upon a gentle fire a whole day, and as they sink, they fill again with fresh Pompions, not putting any liquor to them; and when it is stew’d enough, it will look like bak’d Apples; this they Dish, putting Butter to it, and a little Vinegar, (with some Spice, as Ginger, &c.) which makes it tart like an Apple, and so serve it up to be eaten with Fish or Flesh: It provokes Urin extreamly and is very windy.