Wash and boil beets until tender. Remove skins; slice or cut into quarters; cover with 1/2 up vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1 tablespoon sugar.
Wash and scrape carrots; cut into thin slices. Cover with boiling water and boil until tender. Drain and serve with cream sauce or melted butter. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Cut cabbage into quarters, removing hard part of core, and place in cold water 30 minutes. Drain, cover with boiling water and boil, without a cover, 30 minutes, or until tender. Drain, put into dish and serve with melted butter and pepper or cream sauce.
Wash cabbage; cut into quarters and slice very thin; allow to stand in cold water 30 minutes; drain well, and cover with boiled or French dressing.
Pick over carefully and wash thoroughly in several waters until all sand is removed. Put into kettle and add very little boiling water, about 1/2 cup. Young spinach does not need any water. Boil until tender or about 25 minutes. Drain thoroughly, chop fine and drain again. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with slices of hard boiled eggs.
Place a head of cauliflower, from which the leaves have been removed, in uncovered saucepan, stem end down; cover with boiling water; boil 35 minutes or until tender and serve with cream sauce.
Pare and cut raw white or sweet potatoes into long even pieces. Put into cold water for about an hour. Drain and dry well. Fry until brown, 8 to 10 minutes, in deep fat hot enough to brown piece of bread in 60 seconds, drain on paper and salt just before serving.
Mix 1/3 cup grated American cheese with creamed potatoes. Put into baking dish, cover with buttered bread crumbs and grated cheese, and bake in oven until brown.
Bake 4 large potatoes. Cut in half lengthwise and, without breaking skins, scoop out insides and mash; add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon melted butter and mix with fork. Return to shells, put a few drops of milk on top; rough with fork; sprinkle with paprika and place in oven until brown.
Wash, and allow to stand in cold water for an hour. Drain, cover with boiling water and boil 20 to 25 minutes without a cover. Drain and serve with salt, pepper and melted butter or cream sauce.