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Discover the wonders of wild food, from berries to mushrooms to fresh herbs -- all of which are wonderful foods free on our doorstep. The author Jane Eastoe shows you how to find, identify and cook a range of wild food, including nuts, seeds, roots, fruit, flowers, seaweed, fungi and plant leaves. Elderberry flowers can be used for making cordial, nettles make delicious soup and sloe gin and horseradish sauce are just two great traditional recipes that can be made from the hedgerow larder. There are dangers in some wild plants and the author gives guidance on how to pick safely (for example cooking elderberries destroys the toxins present but the leaves, bark or roots of the elder should never be eaten). Mushrooms are notoriously difficult to get right so Jane Eastoe gives you the key dos and don'ts on mushroom picking. What to take on a culinary walk in the countryside? What foods are available in what season? What's the nutritional value of certain wild foods? All these questions and many more are answered by the author to ensure you make the most of every culinary walk through the countryside.
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Jane Eastoe has been a journalist and author for 25 years. She has been writing for the National Trust Books list for the last 3 years and was the chief contributor to the National Trust Book of the Countryside, including the regional features. Her other books include Wild Food, Home Grown Fruit and Allotments. She is a softie cyclist, enjoying the Kent countryside, where she lives, on two wheels.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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read this book withing a few hours of recieving it, was really looking forward to it, what a disappointment! there is 4 pages of illustrations, of the more common variety of flower or herb, but that's it! certainly not enough detail in the descriptions for anyone to be able to recognise the wild food being written about. No one could take this out on a country walk and pick anything from the brief descriptions in this book! Buy instead "food for free" a great little book with illustrations on every page opposite a description and usuage info, cheaper too!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have wanted to learn more about foraging for a long time, I often listen to my father's tales of growing up in rural Ireland and how he would find a bit of food to eat in the wild when he was hungry an art that we have lost due to the ease of stocking up with snacks from the supermarket. I want to teach my daughter that food can be found all over the place and can be quite delicious. This book is perfect for just this purpose. My one gripe would be that it could do with a better array of images to help me find the good wild food and maybe a section on what to avoid, again with images.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Great for a beginner , hardback and small size encourages pocketing out on walks and also text encourages to make it into routine , which we humans love . Dropped a star only because I like detailed pictures or drawings with the descriptions . Feel competant to move onto a bigger book now !
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Handy size
This is a handy bag sized book, but it woud benefit more pictures/photos to aid with identifying plants. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Suke
great little book
This book makes a great reference to take on a day out. Even if your not out to pick the food, its interesting to go and learn something whilst walking. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by D. J. Roberts
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