One dozen stalks and leaves serve four or five persons. Many persons cook the stalks separately and serve them with a [white sauce], using only the leaves for greens.
Spinach
Cook in the same manner as [chard], allowing two hours or more in the cooker.
One peck serves six or eight persons.
Beet Greens
Cook in the same manner as [chard], allowing two and one-half hours or more in the cooker. Do not remove the little beets. When cooked, cut through the greens frequently with a knife, to make them less awkward for serving.
Stewed Celery
- 3 cups prepared celery
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 qt. water
Scrub the celery with a small brush, remove the strings, cut it in one-half-inch pieces and drop it into the boiling salted water. When it is boiling, set the pail or pan into a cooker-pail of boiling water and put it into the cooker for from two to four hours or longer, depending upon the toughness of the stalks. It will not be injured by long cooking. When tender, drain it, saving one-half cupful of the water to use in making the sauce. Serve with one cupful of [Sauce for Vegetables].
Serves six or eight persons.