Show DOING ONG MY BIT BET I Practical Suggestions on Individual Vi Ways ays to Help Win Win the War Pruning Your Vegetables It If you are staking your vegetables vegetables- I as described and advised for certain specified vegetables In a previous article arti artl- cle cle you may achieve better success In producing fine vigorous fruit If It you will give your attention to pruning It is declared by state agricultural colleges that the advantages of prunIng pruning pruning prun prun- ing tomatoes cucumbers rs- rs melons and squashes are aTe particularly apparent Some growers growers of tomatoes pinch them back by taking out all the lateral growths that are found near the Ufe bases boses of the leaves Then the tomato plant must grow on one stem that stem that which Is trained upon the stake In case you wish to have two or three stems to train on as many many stakes pinch off all the lateral shoots except those you wish to save and to train It If your cucumber plants are too thick in leaf growth it Is said to be advisable advisable advisable advis advis- able to pinch them back to encourage the growth of fruit The fruit growth also Is aided by removing some of the lateral shoots In tie tae event that you wish to have only a single melon or a single squash t from an individual plant trusting that you YOU will thus have a bigger and a finer fruit you may prune the melon or the squash to that end First you will have to learn to which are the female blossoms and remove them after atter one fruit is well set Thereafter Thereafter Thereafter There There- after it is only necessary to keep the leaf growth within bounds The energy of plants so treated is centered In the development of the fruit and in the case of the melon or the the squash in the tha single fruit Dont Don't begin pruning however without more information In than is given giyen here here- Read up upon on the subject and even then before you you- put your theoretical knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge into practice get first hand knowledge by seeing how a practical gardener does the work Making Salad In the practical pursuance of the plan to use more vegetables on your table than ever before tl to save meat and particularly wheat you will wish wisht Ish t tj your recipes for dishes that can be made from from- vegetables out of ot your own war garden Here Is one salad that is very good indeed Cook one cupful of diced potatoes then half a cupful of diced carrot halfa halt half a cupful of peas half halt a cupful of shredded cooked string beans and halt half halfa haIta a cupful of diced beets Now mix these together together- with half a cupful of French Greasing dressing or a a. boiled dressing Serve garnished g with parsley p Using More Greens The healthfulness and the deliciousness deliciousness delicious- delicious ness ness of greens merely evident in inthe the springtime when springtime when they're advised because of their value as a a. medicine but but is important the year around What uses do you make of beet greens of dandelions sorrel onion t tops ps spinach and the other greens of which you jOU ou know Beet greens need need only the addition of A small amount of ot water Ther They should be boiled about ten minutes Then drain chop drain again and sea- sea I epa with salt saIt pepper and butter addIuS adding add add- lug ing if desired a few drops of ot vinegar I or lemo lemol juice Sorrel is delicious when cooked in inthe inthe Inthe the same way and served with a cream sauce Dandelions cooked for about twelve telve minutes and treated as are the other greens with perhaps the addition of a a. little enlon Juice or creamed crt are ex- ex c good The tops of scallions cut into small pieces covered with boiling water and rapidly cooked for about ten minutes then and mixed with a cream sauce and serve Immediately are well worth trying |