Growing and Using Herbs and Spices
Versatile handbook for the wide range of American herbalists - from backyard gardeners to gourmet chefs - provides all the information needed for cultivation and use of all the herbs and spices available in North America. 4 illustrations. Index. Glossary
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9781306354189, 9780486144450, 1306354188, 0486144453
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Many Thanks; Introductory Comment; Table of Contents; CHAPTER ONE
Herbs in a Small Garden; DIVERSITY OF DESIGN; ADAPTABILITY OF HERBS; SUGGESTIONS FOR A FIRST HERB GARDEN; PLANT DISEASES
NOT FREQUENT; HERBS EASILY GROWN IN A SMALL GARDEN; SELECTING CULINARY HERBS FOR INDIVIDUAL GARDENS; CHAPTER TWO
Herbs Indoors in a Window Box; CHAPTER THREE
Developing Seedlings for Early Transplanting; SEEDLINGS IN COLD FRAMES; TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS INTO THE OPEN GARDEN; WATERING THE YOUNG PLANTS. CHAPTER FOUR
Culinary Herbs Adapted to Growing in Various Geographical LocalitiesEASTERN UNITED STATES, CANADA, ENGLAND, AND THE CONTINENT; MIDDLE WESTERN UNITED STATES; SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHERN EUROPE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO; WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND CANADA; CHAPTER FIVE
Drying Herbs; CUTTING AND PREPARING; DRYING BUNCHES OF HERBS; DRYING FLOWER HEADS; DRYING LEAVES; DRYING PETALS; DRYING ROOTS; DRYING SEED; CHAPTER SIX
Quick-Freezing and Preserving Fresh Herbs; SELECTING HERBS FOR QUICK-FREEZING; INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUICK-FREEZING. USING QUICK-FROZEN HERBSHERB BLENDS; PRESERVING FRESH HERBS IN SALT; CHAPTER SEVEN
Fragrant Culinary Herb Leaves and Seed; CHAPTER EIGHT
Spices and Caravans; ELEPHANT BELLS AND PATIMARS; SOURCES OF SPICES; CHAPTER NINE
Herb and spice Sweet Scents and Sachets; CHAPTER TEN
Recipes for Household Uses of Herbs and Spices; Attar of Roses; Rose Petal Pearls; Rose Petal Potpourri; Mother's Rose Jar Recipe; Rose Petal Sachet Powder; Flower Petals Sachet Powder; Lavender Sachet Solo; Portuguese Sachet Powder; Rosemary Pillow of Remembrance; Sweet-Scented Bath Blend; Clove Orange Pomanders. Sweet-Scented LotionsCHAPTER ELEVEN
Fragrant Herbs and Blossoms Dried and Preserved in Three Dimensions; UNIQUE METHOD; BOUQUETS OF DRIED HERBS IN THREE DIMENSIONS; PROCEDURE FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL DRYING AND PRESERVING; FRAGRANT HERBS WHICH RETAIN THEIR NATURAL BEAUTY WHEN DRIED IN THREE DIMENSIONS; Glossary; Index; A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST