Hot Weather Dishes

Philadelphia, 1888: what to eat when it is too hot to cook, from the cooking-school teacher who taught the city.

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Kohl-Rabi

Kohl-rabi or kale-turnip, is a cultivated variety of kale or cabbage, distinguished by the swelling of the stem, just above the ground, in a turnip form, to the size of a man's fist; the larger leaf stalks springing from the swollen part. This swollen part is used for food. It may be boiled and served with melted butter, but is better served uncooked in slices or fancy shapes, as an accompaniment to cold meat dishes,

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