78 THE BOOK OF RARER VEGETABLES 



be boiled with the Patience, and then there will be a pala- 

 table dish. In France the leaves are used as a substitute 

 for Sorrel, as this plant starts into growth much earlier, 

 and when young is not at all an inferior vegetable. The 

 leaves are also used in salads in the early part of the year 

 when other green vegetables are scarce. The plant may 

 be increased by division annually ; and grown thus it 

 gives an earlier supply than from seed. 



To COOK PATIENCE 

 The leaves should be cooked as Sorrel. 



