Pamela Michael
Exquisitely illustrated with dozens of full-color paintings of common plants and herbs ranging from basil, dandelion, and sorrel to the more exotic ramson, sea beet, and meadowsweet, ALL GOOD THINGS AROUND US is both cookbook and field guide to the identification and use of foodstuffs from the wild. More than 380 recipes, covering nearly 100 different plant varieties, ae included. In addition to the magnificent illustrations drawn from life, which show the edible parts of plants of their peak time for picking, there is a calendar that indicates what plants to look for at each season of the year. At one time the home kitchen had to provide the family with all of its medicines and cosmetics as well as its food, wines, pickle, and preserves. Our ancestors were resourceful, imaginative, and very much in tune with nature. This book recaptures their harmonious, highly economical way of life. Here are easy and delicious recipes for soups and sauces, main dishes and salads, pickles and jams and sorbets made with fruits and flowers, as well as teas and syrups, shampoos and skin lotions, and may other old and new ways of using plants. The lively text, accompanying the recipes, includes information on where the plants are found and how to identify them and recounts some of their fascinating and often humorous history and folklore. Amusing as some of the remedies of our forebears sound, a surprising number are still used in medicine. Practical, informative and, above ALL, fun to use, this book reveals the wondrous bounty of ALL GOOD THINGS AROUND US.
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All Good Things Around Us: A Cookbook and Guide to Wild Plants and Herbs