Ingredients
- salt
Directions
Early peas will boil in half or three-quarters of an hour. They are best put on with cold water ; add salt when nearly done.
String beans require two hours or more. The first water should always be poured off.
Lima beans will cook in three-quarters of an hour. Put on to cook in hot water.
Asparagus will boil in three-quarters of an hour. Use cold water.
Spinach will boil in fifteen minutes. Use hot water.
Summer beets will boil in one hour. Use hot water.
Winter beets will require three hours. Use hot water.
Corn will boil in twenty minutes. Use hot water.
Onions will boil in one and a half hours. Use hot water.
New potatoes will boil in one-half hour. Use boiling water.
Dried corn must be soaked over night. Allow to cook one hour.
Summer squash is better steamed, as putting it in water makes it too watery. Cook three-quarters of an hour.
Turnips require a long time to cook. If cut thin, they will cook in an hour and a quarter; but if only cut in halves, it will take two hours and a half.