46 THE BOOK OF RARER VEGETABLES 
quickly and there may be three or four sowings from 
April to July or August, and by these means a succes- 
sion of plants will be secured. The plants will be 
fit for use in three months from time of sowing the 
seed if the land is well done and ample moisture given 
in dry weather. There may be supplies well into 
December if autumn plants are desired, as by sowing 
in August, the plants may be protected in November if 
the weather is severe by covering with bracken or by 
lifting and placing in a cool root store. 
To Cook Fennel 
Fennel is now chiefly used for garnishing mackerel 
and certain other fish, or is minced and added to melted 
butter as a sauce for these fish. Its dried seeds are also 
used in the preparation of a liqueur known as fenouillette. 
The leaf-stalks — especially of the Finochio variety — may 
be used either raw, after the manner of Celery, or as 
a cooked vegetable, being placed in boiling water and 
boiled for about half an hour, or until tender. 
