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Berries : a global history / Heather Arndt Anderson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: EdiblePublisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1780238959
  • 9781780238951 (hardcover) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TX813.B4 A76 2018
Contents:
Introduction -- Botany -- Berry-lore -- Picking and growing -- Dishes and drinks -- Poison and panacea -- Appendix: Botanical descriptions -- Recipes.
Summary: Berries have been juicy staples of the human diet for millennia. They are of such significance to Northern and Eastern Europeans that picking them in the wild is deemed "everyman's right," an act interwoven with cultural identity. Arndt Anderson presents a lushly illustrated ramble through the curious history of our favorite fruits.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB381 .A76 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800170540
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.

Introduction -- Botany -- Berry-lore -- Picking and growing -- Dishes and drinks -- Poison and panacea -- Appendix: Botanical descriptions -- Recipes.

Berries have been juicy staples of the human diet for millennia. They are of such significance to Northern and Eastern Europeans that picking them in the wild is deemed "everyman's right," an act interwoven with cultural identity. Arndt Anderson presents a lushly illustrated ramble through the curious history of our favorite fruits.

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