HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
ENDIVE— HOW TO BLANCH IT AND THE BEST 
KINDS TO GROW 
T HE best quality is not developed in endive until the 
fully grown plant has been blanched. This is easily 
done while it is still growing in the garden row. Gather 
all the leaves until the plant resembles an upright cone- 
shaped bunch of foliage. Around this tie soft twine or 
raffia, holding the plant in a compact, upright position. 
(See illustration.) The centre will soon bleach to a most 
appetizing creamy-white color and the bleaching process 
will also improve the flavor. After a rain the strings 
should be untied, to permit drying, or the leaves will rot. 
Large Green Curled is the kind most widely known and 
grown. White Moss Curled will naturally blanch in the 
centre, but it also is improved by tying. Giant Pancalier 
is a new French sort with particularly fine cut and curled 
leaves. Broad Leaved Batavian grows different from all 
the rest, having broad, fleshy leaves. It is largely used 
for soups and stews. Ready for use in about sixty days. 
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