CHAPTER XV 



VEGETABLES FOR TABLE AND HEALTH 

 SQUASH CUTLETS 



SELECT a young squash, peel it, cut it 

 into slices about half an inch thick, fry in 

 butter until tender. Pour parsley and butter 

 sauce over it. For breakfast it is always ap- 

 preciated. 



Green tomatoes and cucumbers are also 

 appropriate for frying, but they must be 

 really green. After they commence to turn, 

 a pungent, bitter taste develops that is most 

 disagreeable. 



IRISH STEW 



Peel potatoes, ripe tomatoes, and onions; 

 cut into quarters; half fill a four-quart 

 saucepan with alternate layers; scatter half 



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