VARIETIES TO SOW IN LATE SPRING 
(When the Ground is Really Warm) 
{E). Anise (O) (E) Florence Fennel (O) (E) Rosemary (OS) 
(E) Basils (OS) (EK) Sesame (QO) : (E) Saffron (O) 
(C) Elecampane (QO) 
VARIETIES FOR LATE FALL SOWING 
(Just Before the Ground Freezes) 
All herbs listed under early spring sowing may be put into the open ground in 
very late autumn to germinate the following spring. Some herbs seeds need extra 
moisture or cold to help them sprout. This time saving method is especially recom- 
mended for these: ANGELICA, CARAWAY, CORIANDER, LAVENDER, CLARY 
SAGE, AMBROSIA, CHERVIL, SWEET WORMWOOD, THYME, LEMON BALM, 
CHIVES, CHAMOMILE, PARSLEY. 
Additional information furnished on specific varieties on receipt of self-addressed 
and stamped envelope. | 
Sources of herb information: Books: Magic Gardens; Green Enchantment ; 
Herbs, Their Culture and Uses, by Rosetta E. Clarkson. Herbs, How to Grow Them 
and How to Use Them, by Helen N. Webster. These may be borrowed from the 
public library or bought at your bookstore. 
Herb Magazine: I'he Herb Grower, published monthly by the Fosters. Price 
$2.50. This magazine may be ordered through us. 
PLANTATION RECIPES 
SESAME COOKIES 
1 eup flour 10 tablespoons white sugar 
1% cup shortening 6 tablespoons brown sugar 
1 egg (beaten) 1 teaspoon baking powder 
¥% teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons coconut 
_ ¥% teaspoon sesame seed 1 tablespoon milk 
1 teaspoon almond flavoring 
Toast sesame seeds with a little butter. Cream shortening and sugars. Add egg 
and flavoring. Sift dry ingredients and add with milk. Mix in sesame seeds and 
coconut. Bake at 375 for about ten minutes. 
CARAWAY CAKE 
e 
1 cup butter Yolks of five eggs and whites of two 
% cup milk eggs, unbeaten 
3 cups pastry flour 3 teaspoon caraway seeds 
214 teaspoons baking powder ¥% teaspoon almond flavoring 
1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 
Cream butter with hands until very soft. Mix in sugar gradually until light 
and fluffy. Add yolks, one at a time, stirring well. Put in the flavorings. Sift dry 
ingredients, adding alternately with the milk. Stir in whites of eggs and beat 
thoroughly. Add caraway seeds. Bake in a floured and greased loaf pan at 325 
for one hour and forty minutes. 
SEEDS FOR BAKING 
SESAME, CARAWAY, FENNEL, CORIANDER, ANISE, in waxed envelopes, 
at 25¢ each (minimum order 50c). Please specify Cooking Seeds if ordering these. 
