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9780486291048

Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486291048

  • ISBN10:

    0486291049

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-11-02
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

Authoritative, information-packed guide offers a detailed enumeration of 1,000 species of edible plants and ferns. Arranged according to uses: purees and soups, cereals, salads, nibbles and relishes, condiments and seasonings, much more. Also, helpful data on poisonous plants, mushrooms, seaweeds, lichens. Indispensable for naturalists, hikers, campers. 129 figures. 25 plates. Bibliography.

Table of Contents

I. EDIBLE WILD PLANTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO USES
  1. Purées and Soups
      Purées
      Starchy and Mucilaginous Soups
      Fruit Soups
  2. "Starchy or Root-Vegetables, Cereals, Nuts and Breadstuffs"
      Cooked Starchy or Root-Vegetables
      Nuts and large Seeds
      Breakfast Cereals
      Breadstuffs
  3. Cooked Green Vegetables
      Potherbs or Greens
      Vegetables served like Asparagus
      Other Green Vegetables
  4. Salads
  5. Nibbles and Relishes
  6. Pickles
  7. Condiments and Seasoning
  8. Drinks
      Substitutes for Tea
      Substitutes for Coffee
      Substitutes for Chocolate
      Cold Drinks
  9. Rennets
  10. "Syrups and Sugars, Confections"
      Syrups and Sugars
      Confections
  11. "Fresh or Preserved Fruits, Jellies and Marmalades"
      "Fruits, fresh or cooked"
      Jellies and Marmalades
      Drying of Fruits
  12. Table-Oils and Butters
  13. Masticatories and Chewing Gums
      Masticatories
      Chewing Gums
  14. Emergency-Foods
II. POISONOUS FLOWERING PLANTS LIKELY TO BE MISTAKEN FOR EDIBLE SPECIES
  1. Poisonous Bulbs and Roots
  2. Poisonous new Shoots and young Foliage resembling Edible Plants
  3. Poisonous Dry Fruits or Seeds resembling Edible Seeds
  4. Poisonous Berries
III. DETAILED ENUMERATION AND DISCUSSION OF EDIBLE WILD FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
IV. "MUSHROOMS, SEAWEEDS AND LICHENS"
  1. Mushrooms
      Poisonous Mushroom Species
      Some Edible Mushroom Species
  2. Seaweeds
  3. Lichens
V. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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