Vegetables in the garden and their legends, by Vernon Quinn, illustrated by Louise Mansfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Vernon, 1881-1962.

Contributor:

Mansfield, Louise, 1876- illustrator.

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetables.

Plants--Folklore.

Plants.

Cooking (Vegetables).

Genre:

Folklore.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

x, 261, [1] pages illustrations 21 cm

8vo.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company 1942.

Contents:

I. The Roots we Eat: Potato, Sweet-potato, Beet, Turnip, Rutabaga, Radish, Carrot, Celeriac, Parsnip, Salsify, Jerusalem-artichoke

II. Fruits of the Plant: Bean, Lima-bean, Soybean, Pea, Lentil, Tomato, Eggplant, Pepper, Okra

III. Melons and Maize: Cucumber, Squash, Pumpkin, Corn

IV. Delectable Stalks: Asparagus, Rhubarb, Celery, Kohlrabi, Mushroom, Onion, Garlic, Leek

V. Leaves to Cook: Cabbage, Kale, Brussels-sprouts, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Artichoke, Spinach, Chard, Dandelion, Sorrel

VI. Salads for Delight: Lettuce, Endive, Chicory, Corn-salad, Watercress, Peppercress, Chervil, Parsley

VII. Recipes to Try.

Notes:

Green cloth boards lettered in black with illustrated green lining papers.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Kislak copy has marginal marks.

Other Format:

Online version: Quinn, Vernon, 1881-1962. Vegetables in the garden and their legends.

OCLC:

1717100