Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
kale and Crumbe, 2.
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Examples
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Hencetaking tides we haply return, trumpeted by prawns and ensigned with sea-kale, to befinding ourself when old is said in one and maker mates with made (O my!), having conned the cones and meditated the mured and pondered the pensils and ogled the olymp and delighted in her dianaphous and cacchinated behind his culosses, before a
Finnegans Wake 2006
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These tender leaf-stalks are used in soups and salads, and it may be boiled also in a similar manner to sea-kale, in which latter form it is especially palatable.
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= -- This is said to be a normal condition in the curious _Stangeria paradoxa_, [168] and Mr. Berkeley records an instance of this in sea-kale [169] (fig. 83) where the crown had been injured, and buds were seen sprouting from its centre.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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When treated in the manner of sea-kale, the flavor of the sprouts is scarcely distinguishable from that of asparagus.
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The Portugal cabbage, or _Couve Tronchuda_, is a variety, the tops of which form an excellent cabbage, while the midribs of the large leaves are cooked like sea-kale.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The importance of this knowledge to a practical horticulturist is proved by the fact, that sea-kale, so well known as a wholesome and palatable vegetable, is not eatable in its original state; and that any part of the cultivated plant, if accidentally left exposed to the action of the air and light, becomes tough, and so strong in flavour as to be extremely unpleasant to the taste.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 Various
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If proper sea-kale pots cannot be procured, large-sized flower-pots will answer as substitutes; the pots being put over the plants as they are wanted, generally a few at a time, so as to keep up a succession.
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This may be effected without removing the plants, by means of sea-kale pots, or by empty casks open at the top, put over the crowns in March.
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The ribs of the outer and larger leaves, when boiled, somewhat resemble sea-kale in texture and flavor.
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Pots and covers (called 'sea-kale pots') are placed over the plants, or patches of plants, and the cover (which goes on and off at pleasure) put on.
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