A Timely Reminder
Dear Aunt Daisy, In view of the high prices of vegetables, i call your attention to the wastage of the good old swede and turnip tops. When I was in England, these greens used to be sold both in shops and in the streets. I have not seen them sold in New Zealand yet. Boiled in the water of a bit of corned beef, they are "good-o." I like the swede tops best, and I am sure they could be sold cheaply, and that people would enjoy them. Tell your listeners about them. "Skipper Maltby." "Skipper Maltby,’ a veteran of the last war, is one of the earliest Links in the Daisy Chain, His suggestion is a very good one. In all my latest American health food notes, mention is made of "turnip greens’ when listing the vegetables to be used for Vitamin C-leafy vegetables as well as citrus fruits ‘and tomatoes, are specially recommended, including also "mustard greens" and "beet greens." These also contain Vitamin B2. After all, the early settlers in New Zealand made free use of "Rauriki’ or Sow-thistle, when green vegetables were scarce; as well as "turnip tops.’ It is well, however, to exercise cate when first eating a new kind of green stuff; for there are always some people who are allergic to even ordinary foods like spinach or tomatoes, or even strawberries, Begin with a little to see how it agrees with you. Common sense is not always "common" to us all,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 138, 13 February 1942, Page 23
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251A Timely Reminder New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 138, 13 February 1942, Page 23
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