"Kale" Quotes from Famous Books
... Nagara, and turning due south were rushing past the big fort of Kosi Kale. For the moment the tempest of shell ... — On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles • Thomas Charles Bridges
... in vegetables. How to prepare and serve uncooked vegetables—lettuce, cress, cabbage, etc. Cooking by moist heat. How to boil, season, and serve beet tops, turnip tops, cabbage, sprouts, kale, spinach, ... — Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario
... rather think he is, Mr. George. I roasted a chicken yesterday for him and Mrs. Halliday, and I don't think they eat an ounce between, them; and such a lovely tender young thing as it was too—done to a turn—with bread sauce and a little bit of sea-kale. One invalid makes another, that's certain. I never saw your brother so upset as he is now, Mr. George, in ... — Birds of Prey • M. E. Braddon
... plants depend upon light, and their flavour and nutritious qualities are materially altered by their exclusion from it. 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 ... — The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, - Issue 572, October 20, 1832 • Various
... hare; And one cold morning in December (The luckless day you may remember), When winter stern in icy chains Had bound the desolated plains, And withered every tender plant, A hare, compelled by urgent want, Ventured within your garden pale To taste your parsley and your kale. Soon of her steps you saw the trace, And whistled Fury to the chace. The fatal scent her track reveals, And the fierce cur pursued her heels; Vain was her speed! her failing breath Left her within the jaws of death, When doubling ... — Think Before You Speak - The Three Wishes • Catherine Dorset
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