The Family Kitchen Gardener (1856)/Borecole
BORECOLE.
Brássica oleràcea, var.—Chou vert, Fr.—Grüne Kohl, Ger.
Borecole, German Greens, or Scotch Kale, is a very delicate vegetable. It is essential to its perfection that it be fully acted upon by frost before it is cut for the kitchen. There are several varieties of it. The parts used are the top or crown of the plant, with any of the side sprouts. It boils well, and is tender and sweet. The tall and dwarf curly sorts are best adapted for garden culture. Sow the seed in April, along with other Cabbage, which transplant and treat in the same manner.