ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



and, in consequence, raise no mushrooms. 

 They even say, "It is all a matter of luck," 

 or "Raising mushrooms is very difficult," 

 although it is simply a matter of absolutely 

 following the rules which experience has 

 proved to be essential. 



Okra. When all danger from frost is 

 over, the okra can be sown, and if the 

 Summer is warm there will generally be a 

 fine crop. If the Summer is cold, okra 

 frequently does not bear in the North. It 

 should be gathered about a week after 

 flowering. Be sure that the pods are crisp 

 and snap easily, as when large they become 

 woody and uneatable. When more okra 

 ripens than can be readily used, it may be 

 cut in thin slices and dried for Winter use. 



A friend once sent me from Charleston 

 a great basket of okra, so fresh that it 

 seemed impossible for it to have been two 

 days en route. With it she sent a receipt 

 for gumbo soup that her colored cook had 

 given her. I give the receipt and am sure 

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