colewort
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“Collards is a corruption of colewort — colewort is any non-heading cabbage,” said Dr. Harris, the author of “High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
As the Thebans swore by Osiris, the Ionians by the cabbage and the colewort, so also in Athens Minerva formed the staple of the national oaths.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman
I heard tell likewise of a fresh colewort, from Cyprus in the East—they call it broccoli or kale-flower.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
All the varieties of the colewort tribe, including cabbage, cauliflower, brussels-sprouts, broccoli, and curly greens, have been celebrated from very ancient times for their curative virtues in pulmonary complaints.
From Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Florence Daniel
For winter salad, take some tender plants of colewort, sorrel, lettuce, endive, celery, parsley, and sliced onions; and season them as before.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
