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Hardcover Wild Food: A Guide to Gathering Food in the Wild Book

ISBN: 1905400594

ISBN13: 9781905400591

Wild Food: A Guide to Gathering Food in the Wild

Discover the wonders of wild food, from berries to mushrooms to fresh herbs - all of which are wonderful foods free on our doorstep. The author Jane Eastoe shows you how to find, identify and cook a range of wild food, including nuts, seeds, roots, fruit, flowers, seaweed, fungi and plant leaves. Elderberry flowers can be used for making cordial, nettles make delicious soup and sloe gin and dandelion and burdock are just two great traditional recipes that can be made from the hedgerow larder.There are dangers in some wild plants and the author gives guidance on how to pick safely (for example cooking elderberries destroys the toxins present but the leaves, bark or roots of the elder should never be eaten). Mushrooms are notoriously difficult to get right so Jane Eastoe gives you the key dos and 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 and many more are answered by the author to ensure you make the most of every culinary walk through the countryside. Discover the joys of wild food, from berries to nuts to mushrooms. This title includes tips on safely finding, identifying and cooking wild food. It offers practical guidance on when to forage and what to take on your trips. It shows how to forage without damaging the countryside.

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