"It is the habit of s to pick fruit, vegetables, etc., in the morning, and to bring in the day's supply at about eleven o'clock, and on Saturday to provide sufficient for two days' consumption. Except in the case of strawberries (which should be gathered, if possible, on the day on which they are to be eaten) and asparagus (which is infinitely better when cut just before the time for cooking), there is no objection to this plan, provided the garden produce is stored in the best manner. Carrots and turnips, s and onions, should be placed in wire racks; and s should be arranged root-end downmost in a shallow pan of fresh water. s and cauliflower may be treated likewise. should be placed in water as if it were a flower—not soused head over heels in that liquid."
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(48 pages; 1st edition 1907, published by Archibald Constable & Company)
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Constance Peel
(née Constance Dorothy Evelyn Baliff; published as Mrs. C. S. Peel and Dorothy Constance Peel; 27 April 1868 – 7 August 1934) was an English journalist, editor, women's rights activist, novelist, memoirist, and author of non-fiction books on inexpensive methods of and . In 1919 she was appointed (OBE).
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