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More and more people are discovering the extraordinary world of edible wild plants. Edible Wild Plants is an indispensable guide to a realm of pants that will add greater nutrition and new zip to your menus. This volume offers more than 250 recipes tor every meal and occasion. Edible Wild Plants features: An extensively cross-referenced lexicon of more than 250 edible wild plants, including nutritional, culinary, habitat, harvesting, historical, and storage information. |
Edible Wild PlantsA Guide to
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Specifications:7 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. 19,5 x 26,5 cm 208 pages Over 400 illustrations, mainly in colour |
Contents:The power of plants Once upon a time: The beginning of plant life on earth The 251 most important edible wild plants The great writers bear witness Plant lexicon All that manind needs Substances which are beneficial to health Habitat - Harvest time - Nutritious matter Nutrition and primitive peoples Harvesting and storing wild foods Use and preparation Nature also breeds poisons Epilogue Index |
Author:Roy Genders, the author of innumerable bocks on herbs, flowers, fruit, gardening, studied botany and forestry at St John's College, Cambridge. Several of his bocks have become established as classics. His works appear on the lists of many publishers all over the world. The following are among Mr Genders' published books: The Perfect Vegetable and Herb Garden, 1972; Growing Herbs as Aromatics, 1977; The Wild Flower Garden, 1977; The Complete Book of Herbs, 1977. |
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