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Backyard foraging, 65 familiar plants you didn't know you could eat, Ellen Zachos

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Backyard foraging

bibliography

Ellen Zachos

65 familiar plants you didn't know you could eat

Getting started : identifying habitats in the 'hood; ensuring safety; ethical harvesting -- Harvest with care : you don't have to sacrifice your scenery; picking shoots and young foliage; foraging flowers, fruits, and nuts; digging roots and tubers; timing for taste -- Grazing greens : tasty leaves and stems -- The fruits of nature's labor : edible flowers and fruits -- Nature's granola : nuts and seeds -- Hidden treasure : roots, tubers, and rhizomes -- Superstars : plants with many edible parts -- Friendly fungi : five easy mushrooms -- You wouldn't do this if it didn't taste good : preserving advice and basic recipes -- Freezing; Dehydration; Syrups, jams, and jellies; Booze; Baked goods and savory dishes; Fruity miscellany; Resources and recommended reading; Books about wild edible plants; Foraging books and blogs; Mushrooms; Vendors of mushroom-growing supplies; Food preparation