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A forager's treasury / Johanna Knox.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 318 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781877505164 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581.6320993 23
Contents:
Introduction -- Ready to forage (A potted history of foraging in Aotearoa, New Zealand -- Why forage? -- The basic rules of foraging -- Common posionous plants -- Foraging and pest plants -- Top tips for harvesting and preparuing wild foods -- The forage store-cupboard staples) -- The treasures (Taxononomy in a nutshell -- Adoxaceae: muskroot family -- Aizoaceae: ice plant or fig marigold family -- Amaranthaceae: amaranth family -- Amaryllidaceae: amaryllis family -- Apiaceae: carrot or parsley family -- Asparagaceae: asparagus family -- Aspleniaceae: spleenwort family -- Asteraceae: daisy or lettuce family -- Boraginaceae: borage or forget-me-not family -- Brassicaceae: cabbage or mustard family -- Carophyllaceae: pink or carnation family -- Fabaceae: pea or legume family -- Fagaceae: beech family -- Geraniaceae: cranesbill family -- Hippocastanaceae horsechestnut family -- Iridaceae: iris family -- Juglandaceae: walnut family -- Lamiaceae: mint family -- Malvaceae: mallow family -- Montiaceae: miner's lettuce family -- Myrtaceae: myrtle family -- Oleaceae -- olive family -- Onagraceae: evening primrose family -- Oxalidaceae: wood sorrel family -- Pinaceae: pine family -- Piperaceae: pepper family -- Plantaginaceae: plantain family -- Poaceae: grass family -- Portulacaceae: purslane family -- Rosaceae: rose family -- Rubiaceae: coffee or madder family -- Rutaceae: citrus or rue family -- Seaweed -- Solanaceae: nightshade family -- Tropaeolaceae: nasturtium family -- Urticaceae: nettle family -- Winteraceae: horopito family -- Xanthorrhoeaceae: aloe family) ;reserving the harvest (Tisanes -- Infused syrups -- Infused vinegars -- Wild butters -- Infused oils -- Infused honey -- Infused alcohols -- The art of freezing -- The art of drying -- The art of pickling) -- Choose-your-own-adventure cuisine (The art of the wild salad -- The art of cheesemaking -- Light meals -- Wild pasta dishes -- Winter warmers -- Sweet treats -- Cooking for invalids -- Solar cooking) -- Wild ways (Wild perfumery -- Wild bodycare -- Wild medicine -- Local colour -- Wildly entertaining -- The language of wild flowers -- Pick'n'nick picnics) -- Bringing the wild to your garden (Native gardens).
Summary: "Features profiles of many edible plants commonly found in New Zealand, including advice on where to find them, how to harvest them and how best to use them"--Back cover.
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Cover subtitle: A New Zealand guide to finding and using wild plants.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Ready to forage (A potted history of foraging in Aotearoa, New Zealand -- Why forage? -- The basic rules of foraging -- Common posionous plants -- Foraging and pest plants -- Top tips for harvesting and preparuing wild foods -- The forage store-cupboard staples) -- The treasures (Taxononomy in a nutshell -- Adoxaceae: muskroot family -- Aizoaceae: ice plant or fig marigold family -- Amaranthaceae: amaranth family -- Amaryllidaceae: amaryllis family -- Apiaceae: carrot or parsley family -- Asparagaceae: asparagus family -- Aspleniaceae: spleenwort family -- Asteraceae: daisy or lettuce family -- Boraginaceae: borage or forget-me-not family -- Brassicaceae: cabbage or mustard family -- Carophyllaceae: pink or carnation family -- Fabaceae: pea or legume family -- Fagaceae: beech family -- Geraniaceae: cranesbill family -- Hippocastanaceae horsechestnut family -- Iridaceae: iris family -- Juglandaceae: walnut family -- Lamiaceae: mint family -- Malvaceae: mallow family -- Montiaceae: miner's lettuce family -- Myrtaceae: myrtle family -- Oleaceae -- olive family -- Onagraceae: evening primrose family -- Oxalidaceae: wood sorrel family -- Pinaceae: pine family -- Piperaceae: pepper family -- Plantaginaceae: plantain family -- Poaceae: grass family -- Portulacaceae: purslane family -- Rosaceae: rose family -- Rubiaceae: coffee or madder family -- Rutaceae: citrus or rue family -- Seaweed -- Solanaceae: nightshade family -- Tropaeolaceae: nasturtium family -- Urticaceae: nettle family -- Winteraceae: horopito family -- Xanthorrhoeaceae: aloe family) ;reserving the harvest (Tisanes -- Infused syrups -- Infused vinegars -- Wild butters -- Infused oils -- Infused honey -- Infused alcohols -- The art of freezing -- The art of drying -- The art of pickling) -- Choose-your-own-adventure cuisine (The art of the wild salad -- The art of cheesemaking -- Light meals -- Wild pasta dishes -- Winter warmers -- Sweet treats -- Cooking for invalids -- Solar cooking) -- Wild ways (Wild perfumery -- Wild bodycare -- Wild medicine -- Local colour -- Wildly entertaining -- The language of wild flowers -- Pick'n'nick picnics) -- Bringing the wild to your garden (Native gardens).

"Features profiles of many edible plants commonly found in New Zealand, including advice on where to find them, how to harvest them and how best to use them"--Back cover.

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