Good King Henry

The "Queen" Cookery Books. No.10. Veg... · S. Beaty-Pownall · 1902
Source
The "Queen" Cookery Books. No.10. Vegerable
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (3)
  1. Cook the leaves exactly like spinach.
  2. Cook the stalks like asparagus, with any sauce to taste.
  3. When cooked and cold, the leaves make an excellent salad.
Original Text · last edited 4 days ago
“Good King Henry.”—This plant, also known as “English mercury,” is common about farmyards. It is in season in June and July, the leaves are cooked exactly like spinach, and the stalks like asparagus, with any sauce to taste. When cooked and cold they make an excellent salad.
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