Author: MICHAEL, PAMELA (TEXT) AND KING, CHRISTABEL (ILLUSTRATOR)
Title: ALL GOOD THINGS AROUND US.
Description: London. Book Club / Ernest Benn, 1980., Reprint, first published 1980. " A beautifully illustrated cookbook and guide to the recognition & uses of over 90 wild plants and herbs." 240 pages, including bibliography. Special features include ..." A seasonal calendar for plant gathering. 87 full colour botanical paintings showing the edible parts of the plants at their best time for picking. Over 380 recipes tested by author & publisher, plus history & folklore of each plant."...10¾" x 8¾". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. Besides recipes for cooking, it also includes recipes for hand lotion, herbal surgical spirit, cold cream, moth repellent, hair tonic, deodorant (from goosegrass !!) & other useful things, such as instructions for making walking sticks from Ash, Blackthorn, Hazel or Holly. 1980

Keywords: herb flower plant cooking recipes walking stick Jun1022i folklore bkchll


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