Evelyn, John, 1620-1706,

Acetaria : a discourse of sallets (1699 / John Evelyn. - New edition / Edited by Christopher Driver / with an introduction by Tom Jaine. - xxi, 130 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"First published in 1699, John Evelyn's Acetaria is an early book about food, rather than just a collection of recipes or a medical treatise - the usual forms. He discusses the merits of salad, the demerits of meat-eating, the best way to mix, to grow, to gather and to season a salad, and the place of the salad in classical literature and the early history of man. What better introduction to eating more vegetables, or growing more salad plants? John Evelyn (1620-1706) was a virtuoso, scholar and man of letters of Restoration England. His diary is required reading, his architectural and environmental treatises were prophetic, and his gardening was legendary. Acetaria is one of its fruits. It has pleased generations of readers. This is a new setting of his text, with a useful introduction putting some contemporary perspectives on his opinions, together with a full index and glossary."--BOOK JACKET.

1903018293 9781903018293

2006530926


Vegetables--Early works to 1800
Cooking (Vegetables)--Early works to 1800
Cooking, English--Early works to 1800
Vegetarian cooking--Early works to 1800
Herbs--Early works to 1800
Salad greens--Early works to 1800
Salads--Early works to 1800

TX801 / .E88 2005

641.65