WILD FOOD: FORAGING FOR FOOD IN THE WILD

WILD FOOD: FORAGING FOR FOOD IN THE WILD Jane Eastoe shows us how to safely find, identify, & cook a range of wild food, including nuts, seeds, roots, fruit, flowers, seaweed, fungi, & plant leaves. Elderberry flowers can be used for making cordial, nettles make delicious soup, & sloe gin & dandelion & burdock are just two great traditional recipes that can be made from the hedgerow larder. There are dangers in some wild plants & the author gives guidance on how to pick safely (for example cooking elderberries destroys the toxins present but the leaves, barks, or roots of the elder should never be eaten). Mushrooms are notoriously difficult to get right so Jane Eastoe gives you the key do's & 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 & many more are answered by the author to ensure you can make the most of every culinary walk through the countryside.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jane Eastoe is a garden designer, horticulturalist, journalist & author of Good Housekeeping Herb Book, Hedgerow & Wildlife, Hen Keeping, & Home-Grown Fruit. ISBN: 1-905400-59-4 publish date: 02/09/2010