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Edible flowers : a global history / Constance L. Kirker and Mary Newman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: EdiblePublisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781780236384
  • 1780236387
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TX814.5.F5 K55 2016
Contents:
Introduction -- The ancient world -- The Middle Ages to the nineteenth century -- The Victorian era to today -- Asia -- The Mediterranean and the Middle East -- Europe -- The Americas -- Afterword -- Precautions when eating edible flowers -- Flower dinner menu -- Recipes.
Summary: Why in the world would someone want to eat flowers? And where, and when? Kirker and Newman provide a historical and geographical look at how flowers have been used in cooking. They explore cultural, symbolic and religious aspects, and then serve up a few recipes using some of the flowers covered.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB351.F6 K57 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800160418
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.

Introduction -- The ancient world -- The Middle Ages to the nineteenth century -- The Victorian era to today -- Asia -- The Mediterranean and the Middle East -- Europe -- The Americas -- Afterword -- Precautions when eating edible flowers -- Flower dinner menu -- Recipes.

Why in the world would someone want to eat flowers? And where, and when? Kirker and Newman provide a historical and geographical look at how flowers have been used in cooking. They explore cultural, symbolic and religious aspects, and then serve up a few recipes using some of the flowers covered.

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