84= SWEET POTATO CULTUKE. 



and often grows as large as six pounds in weight. ( Ber- 

 muda ' is a fine flavored variety, but appears to require a 

 longer season to reach perfection than the other. It is 

 not so prolific or so sure a cropper. ' Early Peabody : ' 

 A white potato, smaller in size than either of the above, 

 and not so prolific, but of good quality. 



" There are several other varieties, but, after testing, 

 these three, in the order given, are considered as the 

 best. The only difficulty to contend with is, to get a 

 long enough season to bring them to perfection — to get 

 out the plants as early as possible, but not so early as to 

 endanger them by frost." 



Full directions follow for planting and culture, which 

 we omit, as they are similar to those practiced in our 

 Northern States. 



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CHAPTEE XXVIII. 

 COOKING SWEET POTATOES. 



As an article of diet the sweet potato is justly con- 

 sidered a luxury and the most delicious of all escu- 

 lents. It can be cooked in various ways, with less 

 condiments and less trouble than any other produc- 

 tion of the garden or field. 



Little's Method.— " Little," of Belton, Texas, tells 

 "The Housekeeper" her plan for cooking sweet pota- 

 toes: "Wash them in a pan, pouring a little hot wa- 

 ter over them ; set in an oven to bake, turning them 

 so as to bake evenly ; pour in more water as needed ; 

 let the pan be about dry when they get done ; place 

 on a dish and serve; or halve them — if very large, 

 quarter them— first peeling, and bake in- a pan with 



