Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9200 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

About the Author
Jane Eastoe has been a journalist and author for 25 years and a garden designer and horticulturalist for 15 years. Her interest in organic living developed as a practical response to the diverse demands of family life. She is a keen (though time-short) gardener. She is the author of the two previous books in the series: 'Home-Grown Fruit' and 'Chickens'. Jane lives in Whitstable, Kent.

Customer Reviews

Not for the un initiated
read this book withing a few hours of recieving it, was really looking forward to it, what a disappointment! there is 4 pages of illustrations, of the more common variety of flower or herb, but that's it! certainly not enough detail in the descriptions for anyone to be able to recognise the wild food being written about. No one could take this out on a country walk and pick anything from the brief descriptions in this book! Buy instead "food for free" a great little book with illustrations on every page opposite a description and usuage info, cheaper too!

Handy size
This is a handy bag sized book, but it woud benefit more pictures/photos to aid with identifying plants. It would suit those who know the difference between an elm and a lime, without having to ask a school child. i'm afraid it's been a long time since i was at school and therefore, can only tell the obvious ones apart, LOL!

great little book
This book makes a great reference to take on a day out. Even if your not out to pick the food, its interesting to go and learn something whilst walking. Only small but right size to pop into your pocket.