View Single Post
  #3 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Damsel in dis Dress[_6_] Damsel in dis Dress[_6_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,191
Default cabbage, cauliflower, brussels-sprouts, broccoli, and curly greens


>On Feb 23, 12:52*am, Walker > wrote:
>> All the varieties of the colewort tribe, including cabbage,
>> cauliflower, brussels-sprouts, broccoli, and curly greens, have been
>> celebrated from very ancient times for their curative virtues in
>> pulmonary complaints. And Athenian doctors prescribed cabbage for
>> nursing mothers. On account of the sulphur contained in them cabbages
>> are good for rheumatic patients. They may be eaten steamed, or, better
>> still, boiled in soft water and the broth only taken. The ordinary
>> boiled cabbage is an indigestible "windy" vegetable, and should never
>> be eaten.
>>
>> Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Florence
>> Daniel


Someone, please go out, find Walker, and take away his keyboard.

TIA,
Carol

--
Change "invalid" to JamesBond's agent number to reply.