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Whether you grow your own herbs or purchase them in stores, this practical handbook shows how to make hundreds of teas, syrups, conserves, pies, candied flowers and leaves, wines, sweet waters, and perfumes. Most of the recipes are taken from old English herbals while the author adds many of her own 20th century creations.
From the Inside Flap: CONTENTS PREFACE.....vi I. OF HERB GARDENS.....i II. KNOTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE'S GARDEN.....20 III. OF SUNDRY HERBS.....29 IV. OF SALLETS.....140 V. HERB POTTAGES.....154 VI. HERB PUDDINGS.....160 VII. HERB DRINKS AND HOME-MADE WINES.....165 VIII. ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS.....187 IX. OF THE PICKING AND DRYING OF HERBS.....200 X. OF SWEET SCENTS.....206 AUTHORITIES.....220 INDEX.....225
Title: A Garden of Herbs
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket