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be put in the sun. To keep them cold and serve 

 cold will tend to bring out their flavor. 



MUSTARD 



Mustard seed should be sown in drills and the 

 young seedlings thinned to about a foot apart. 

 Mustard grows to be very tall when going to seed, 

 and when seeding has started the leaves have a 

 strong, rank taste, and are not appetizing. 



Green mustard leaves are used for making poultices 

 and applied as the regular mustard plaster is 

 applied. It is not so strong as the plaster made 

 from ground seed, however, and must stay on the 

 patient a longer time to take effect. 



Almost any soil will produce mustard, and it 

 requires little cultivation. The greens are cooked 

 like spinach and when seasoned with salt pork 

 are quite tasty. The white mustard with curly, 

 fringed leaves is the kind usually used. It takes 

 but a very short while to reach the state where it 

 can be used. 



OKRA 



Okra is a dish little eaten in the North, though 

 the South knows it quite well. It does best on 



