This introductory guide to the romance of spices and herbs offers historical, geographical, literary, and culinary details. More than 85 familiar and exotic plants are illustrated and examined for legendary lore and current use. The book also includes 73 recipes, a spice chart, and tips for gardening, drying, freezing, and more. "An adventurous exploration." — Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Reprint of Spices and Herbs Around the World, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New york, 1961.
This introductory guide to the romance of spices and herbs offers historical, geographical, literary, and culinary details. More than 85 familiar and exotic plants are illustrated and examined for legendary lore and current use. The book also includes 73 recipes, a spice chart, and tips for gardening, drying, freezing, and more. "An adventurous exploration." — Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Reprint of Spices and Herbs Around the World, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New york, 1961.
Description
This introductory guide to the romance of spices and herbs offers historical, geographical, literary, and culinary details. More than 85 familiar and exotic plants are illustrated and examined for legendary lore and current use. The book also includes 73 recipes, a spice chart, and tips for gardening, drying, freezing, and more. "An adventurous exploration." — Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Reprint of Spices and Herbs Around the World, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New york, 1961.
Details
Price: $11.95
Pages: 272
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 1st July 1980
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
ISBN: 9780486240268
Format: Paperback
BISACs: COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments REFERENCE / Consumer Guides NATURE / Plants / General
Table of Contents
THE SETTING PART ONE: ASSEMBLY OF THE SPICES 1. Assembly of the spices 2. Nature's spicy stories (with recipes) PEPPER CLOVES CINNAMON NUTMEG AND MACE ALLSPICE BAY GINGER WILD GINGER CARDAMON VANILLA TURMERIC SAFFRON CROCUS CAPERS CAPSICUM PAPRIKA 3. A time for pleasure and contentment 4. Spice chart: how the spices are used PART TWO: BEVERAGES AND SEASONINGS OTHER THAN SPICES OR HERBS (with recipes) 5. Beverages COFFEE TEA COCOA BEVERAGE CHART: HOW THE BEVERAGES ARE USED 6. Salt 7. Sugar SUGAR BEET PART THREE: ASSEMBLY OF THE HERBS 8. Dedication of Gerard's Herball 9. Assembly of the herbs A FEW FACTS ABOUT HERB COOKING 10. Herbs tell their stories (with recipes) AMBROSIA ANGELICA ANISE BALM BERGAMOT BETONY WOOD BETONY PAUL'S BETONY BORAGE BURNET CALAMUS CAMOMILE CARAWAY CATNIP CHERVIL CHICORY CHIVES CLARY CORIANDER COSTMARY CRESSES UPLAND CRESS WATER CRESS GARDEN CRESS CUMIN DANDELION DILL FENNELS FENNEL FLOWER FEVERFEW GARLIC GERANIUM-SCENTED LEAVES ROSE GERANIUM LEMON GERANIUM GERMANDER HOP HOREHOUND HORSE-RADISH HYSSOP LAVENDER LEEK LEMON VERBENA LOVAGE POT MARIGOLD MARJORAMS MAY APPLE MINTS PEPPERMINT SPEARMINT APPLE MINT MUSTARDS BLACK OR BROWN MUSTARD WHITE OR YELLOW MUSTARD NASTURTIUM ORÉGANO PARSLEY PENNYROYAL PEPPER TOBASCO SMALL RED CHILI POPPY RHUBARB ROCAMBOLE LESSER-LEAVED GARLIC ROSEMARY ROSES RUE SAGE SANTOLINAS SAVORY SESAME SHALLOT SORREL FRENCH SORREL GARDEN SORREL WOOD SORREL SWEET BASIL SWEET CICELY SWEET WOODRUFF TANSY TARRAGON THYME WINTERGREEN YARROW 11. Herb chart: how the herbs are used CHIEF HERBS USED IN COOKERY OUTSTANDING ROBUST HERBS FOR COOKERY MOST COMMONLY USED COMBINATIONS OF FINES HERBES 12. Some facts about growing herbs PERENNIALS ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS HERB GROWING CHARTS SUGGESTED PATTERNS FOR GROWING Model perennial herb garden Model annual herb garden Small herb garden-pyramid Small herb garden Small herb garden-wheel "Semi-formal "wayside" herb garden" Terrace and border garden Garden wall boxes Window garden Enlarged herb garden 13. "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow" HINTS FOR PREPARING AND DRYING HERBS HINTS FOR FREEZING AND THAWING HERBS 14. Rules for judging herb exhibits 15. Tussie mussies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
This introductory guide to the romance of spices and herbs offers historical, geographical, literary, and culinary details. More than 85 familiar and exotic plants are illustrated and examined for legendary lore and current use. The book also includes 73 recipes, a spice chart, and tips for gardening, drying, freezing, and more. "An adventurous exploration." — Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Reprint of Spices and Herbs Around the World, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New york, 1961.
Price: $11.95
Pages: 272
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 1st July 1980
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
ISBN: 9780486240268
Format: Paperback
BISACs: COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments REFERENCE / Consumer Guides NATURE / Plants / General
THE SETTING PART ONE: ASSEMBLY OF THE SPICES 1. Assembly of the spices 2. Nature's spicy stories (with recipes) PEPPER CLOVES CINNAMON NUTMEG AND MACE ALLSPICE BAY GINGER WILD GINGER CARDAMON VANILLA TURMERIC SAFFRON CROCUS CAPERS CAPSICUM PAPRIKA 3. A time for pleasure and contentment 4. Spice chart: how the spices are used PART TWO: BEVERAGES AND SEASONINGS OTHER THAN SPICES OR HERBS (with recipes) 5. Beverages COFFEE TEA COCOA BEVERAGE CHART: HOW THE BEVERAGES ARE USED 6. Salt 7. Sugar SUGAR BEET PART THREE: ASSEMBLY OF THE HERBS 8. Dedication of Gerard's Herball 9. Assembly of the herbs A FEW FACTS ABOUT HERB COOKING 10. Herbs tell their stories (with recipes) AMBROSIA ANGELICA ANISE BALM BERGAMOT BETONY WOOD BETONY PAUL'S BETONY BORAGE BURNET CALAMUS CAMOMILE CARAWAY CATNIP CHERVIL CHICORY CHIVES CLARY CORIANDER COSTMARY CRESSES UPLAND CRESS WATER CRESS GARDEN CRESS CUMIN DANDELION DILL FENNELS FENNEL FLOWER FEVERFEW GARLIC GERANIUM-SCENTED LEAVES ROSE GERANIUM LEMON GERANIUM GERMANDER HOP HOREHOUND HORSE-RADISH HYSSOP LAVENDER LEEK LEMON VERBENA LOVAGE POT MARIGOLD MARJORAMS MAY APPLE MINTS PEPPERMINT SPEARMINT APPLE MINT MUSTARDS BLACK OR BROWN MUSTARD WHITE OR YELLOW MUSTARD NASTURTIUM ORÉGANO PARSLEY PENNYROYAL PEPPER TOBASCO SMALL RED CHILI POPPY RHUBARB ROCAMBOLE LESSER-LEAVED GARLIC ROSEMARY ROSES RUE SAGE SANTOLINAS SAVORY SESAME SHALLOT SORREL FRENCH SORREL GARDEN SORREL WOOD SORREL SWEET BASIL SWEET CICELY SWEET WOODRUFF TANSY TARRAGON THYME WINTERGREEN YARROW 11. Herb chart: how the herbs are used CHIEF HERBS USED IN COOKERY OUTSTANDING ROBUST HERBS FOR COOKERY MOST COMMONLY USED COMBINATIONS OF FINES HERBES 12. Some facts about growing herbs PERENNIALS ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS HERB GROWING CHARTS SUGGESTED PATTERNS FOR GROWING Model perennial herb garden Model annual herb garden Small herb garden-pyramid Small herb garden Small herb garden-wheel "Semi-formal "wayside" herb garden" Terrace and border garden Garden wall boxes Window garden Enlarged herb garden 13. "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow" HINTS FOR PREPARING AND DRYING HERBS HINTS FOR FREEZING AND THAWING HERBS 14. Rules for judging herb exhibits 15. Tussie mussies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
