To Boil Vegetables Green

• Water, 1 gallon
• salt, 2 oz.
• soda, ¼

After they have been properly prepared and washed, throw them into plenty of boiling water which has been salted and well skimmed; and keep them uncovered and boiling fast until they are done, taking every precaution against their being smoked. Should the water be very hard, a small half-teaspoonful