The common Spearmint of our gardens is a useful addition to salad. It
has a strong refreshing smell which stirs up the appetite. Mint is
chiefly used for making mint sauce, which is a useful dressing for
salads. To make it, wash half a handful of freshly picked mint, add to
it a third part of parsley, pick stalks from leaves, mince the leaves
very fine, add a little honey to taste and 4 tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice (not vinegar).
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N
NASTURTIUM (or Indian Cress).
This closely resembles the various cress plants, and makes an excellent
addition to salads. It is easily grown in town and suburban gardens.
The leaves are always clean and the washing required is but slight. The
flowers also are good to use in salads.
The juice can be extracted from nasturtium leaves by passing them
through the Dana Food Flaker and then pouring boiling water upon them
to make an infusion.