STRIP all the little branches off till you come to the top one, then with a knife peel off all the outside skin, which is on the stalks and little branches, and throw them into water. Have a stew-pan of water with some salt in it; when it boils put in some brockala, and when the stalks are tender it is enough; then send it to table with butter in a cup. The French eat oil and vinegar with it.