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... grounds being in such a state , two summers ago ; and the young plants looked like decayed grass , of a yellowish white colour . MOTHER . Mildew affects the straw and the ear , upon which it shews itself like the white scum , or mother ...
... grounds being in such a state , two summers ago ; and the young plants looked like decayed grass , of a yellowish white colour . MOTHER . Mildew affects the straw and the ear , upon which it shews itself like the white scum , or mother ...
Page 22
... ground into meal , and become food for men . Groats , of which we make gruel , are the oats freed from their husks , without being ground into meal . BARLEY . 23 HELEN . The meal you speak of.
... ground into meal , and become food for men . Groats , of which we make gruel , are the oats freed from their husks , without being ground into meal . BARLEY . 23 HELEN . The meal you speak of.
Page 23
... account of its white colour and resemblance in shape to pearls . It is also , in some countries , ground into meal , or flour , called barley - meal , and made into bread . 24 INDIAN CORN . HELEN . In Sicily and other.
... account of its white colour and resemblance in shape to pearls . It is also , in some countries , ground into meal , or flour , called barley - meal , and made into bread . 24 INDIAN CORN . HELEN . In Sicily and other.
Page 24
... . The seeds are thickly set around the cone , and very much resemble flattened peas . These are either boiled to a kind of pudding , or , after they have been dried and ground into flour , THE READ - FRUIT . 25 The are made into.
... . The seeds are thickly set around the cone , and very much resemble flattened peas . These are either boiled to a kind of pudding , or , after they have been dried and ground into flour , THE READ - FRUIT . 25 The are made into.
Page 27
... ground . In the summer , they grew , blossomed , and bore seed , —the seed appears in round green balls , which are called potato apples . These were carefully gathered and boiled ; but they were so unlike the potatoes that had been ...
... ground . In the summer , they grew , blossomed , and bore seed , —the seed appears in round green balls , which are called potato apples . These were carefully gathered and boiled ; but they were so unlike the potatoes that had been ...
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