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RECIPE FOR COOKING 

 Sea Kale au Jus 



Boil the sea kale in salted water, drain it, and put it into 

 a saucepan with as much good gravy as will cover it, and 

 stew till tender. Lay the sea kale into the dish it is to be 

 served in, and boil up the gravy ; thicken with a little butter 

 and flour, squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, and pour 

 it over. 



SHALLOTS 



February is a good time to grow shallots ; if the 

 soil is stiff it should be heavily dressed with fresh 

 manure in autumn, but if light, well rotted manure 

 should be dug in at planting time. Shallots like a 

 firm soil ; a little lime worked in does wonders in 

 shallot growing. The beds should be four feet in 

 width, and raised one foot or eighteen inches above 

 the paths. The bulbs should be planted shallow, 

 nine inches apart and one foot between the rows. 

 They must not be pressed too far into the ground 

 though, as the roots go pretty deep into the soil. 

 Birds and worms frequently lift the bulbs from the 

 ground ; therefore it is well to go over the bed 

 occasionally and replace those removed. Frequent 

 use of the Dutch hoe is necessary to keep the soil 

 free, and weak liquid manure should be occasion- 

 ally given during the growing season. The best 

 bulbs to grow are those of middle size. The best 

 kinds to grow are Yorkshire Hero, Jersey, and 

 Sutton's Giant. 



