This section is from the book "Cooking Vegetables. Practical American Cookery", by Jules Arthur Harder. Also available from Amazon: The Physiology Of Taste.
Romaine blanche. Weisser Endivien
No. 1744. - This is a distinct and comparatively new vegetable, somewhat resembling chicory in habit. It produces a moderate sized and beautiful white heart, similar in shape to a cos lettuce, and when prepared as the latter is, or as a salad, it will be found a valuable acquisition to the winter vegetables.
 
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