 This
is the perfect companion guide for every budding forager.
Exquisitely illustrated with full-colour paintings of all the plants
and herbs in the book, ranging from dandelion and sorrel to sea
beet and samphire, Edible Wild Plants and Herbs is both a cookbook
and field guide to the identification and use of foodstuffs from
the wild. There are almost 400 recipes covering nearly 100 different
plant varieties and the illustrations, drawn from life by one of
the country's leading botanical artists, show the edible parts of
the plants at their peak time for picking. In addition there is
a calendar indicating what plants to look for at each season of
the year, information on where the plants are found and how to identify
them.
In the past the home kitchen provided a family with all its medicines
and cosmetics as well as its food, wine, pickles and preserves.
Our anscestors were resourceful and imaginative and very much in
tune with nature; this book recaptures their harmonious, sustainable
way of life by setting down for the modern reader all that knowledge
and lore. There are recipes for soups, sauces, main dishes, salads,
pickles, jams, sorbets, as well as teas, syrups and lotions.
Published originally in 1980 under the title All Good Things Around
Us, this book became a classic work on the subject. It has been
entirely revised and updated and redesigned with new recipes and
information.
Reviewed by Amanda Hitt
Price: £20.00 hardback
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