78 THE BOOK OF RARER VEGETABLES 
be boiled with the Patience, and then there will be a pala- 
table dish. In France the leaves are used as a substitute 
for Sorrel, as this plant starts into growth much earlier, 
and when young is not at all an inferior vegetable. The 
leaves are also used in salads in the early part of the year 
when other green vegetables are scarce. The plant may 
be increased by division annually *, and grown thus it 
gives an earlier supply than from seed. 
To Cook Patience 
The leaves should be cooked as Sorrel. 
