Rich County Reaper | 1929-07-05 | Page 4 | Popular Green Foods Grown for Centuries

popular green foods grown for centuries centime one of the oldest vegetables Is the tha onion of egyptian origin the deities of the Ptole mies used to swear by it and lack jack of it was one of the complaints of the israelites against moses in the wilderness carrots too have a long history the ancient greeks held them to bo be particularly beneficial to consumptives ives strengthening AWN and fattening them and helping their cough many of the comparative newcomers to the vegetable stand still have a record of centuries behind them spinach though unknown to the ancients has been cultivated in england since 1568 the eggplant a native of india grew in england tor for more than years before it appear appeared edon on the markets from which it was kept on account of its evil name as a nightshade sh ittle find and broccoli with which americans are just becoming acquainted lins hns been eaten for more than years new york times