The quick guide to wild edible plants
Subtitle: easy to pick, easy to prepare
By: Lytton John Musselman and Harold J. Wiggins
Contributors: Wiggins, Harold J., 1953-
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781421408712
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Cooking (Wild foods); Edible Wild plants
Other titles: Wild edible plants
Description: "This is a recent rise in the popularity of urban farming, farmers' markets, and foraging from nature means more people are looking for information about plants. In "The quick guide to wild edible plants", botanists Lytton John Musselman and Harold J. Wiggins coach you on how to safely identify, gather, and prepare delicious dishes from readily available plants-and clearly indicate which ones to avoid. More than 200 color illustrations, accompanied by detailed descriptions, will help you recognize edible plants such as ..." --Publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Wild plants as food; title: Before you begin; title: Emergency food; title: How to use this book; title: Guidelines for using the recipes; title: About flavorings, sweeteners, and oils; title: Beverages; title: Recipes for failure; title: Deadly harvest: plants you should avoid; title: Poison ivy, Poison oak, Poison sumac; title: Poison hemlock; title: Mushrooms; title: Nature's storehouse of edible plants; title: Condiments; title: Sassafras; title: Field garlic; title: Aperitifs; title: Swamp bay; title: Red spruce; title: Greens; title: Chicory; title: Curly dock; title: Glasswort; title: Kudzu; title: Stinging nettle; title: Black walnut; title: Starches; title: American lotus; title: Arrowhead; title: Groundnut; title: Nut sedge; title: Oak; title: Softstem bulrush; title: Spring beauty; title: Grains and grainoids used like grains; title: Cane; title: Manna grass; title: River oats; title: Yellow pond lily; title: Flowers; title: Black locust; title: Cattail; title: Orange day lily; title: Redbud; title: Sweets; title: Indian strawberry; title: Pawpaw; title: Cordials; title: Blueberries; title: Mushrooms; title: Oyster mushroom; title: Chicken of the woods; title: Puffballs.