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Edible flowers : a global history
- Title
- Edible flowers : a global history / Constance L. Kirker and Mary Newman.
- Author
- Kirker, Constance L.
- Publication
- London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016.
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | TX814.5.F5 K55 2016 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Newman, Mary A.
- Description
- 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 21 cm
- Summary
- Why in the world would someone want to eat flowers? And where, and when? Kirker and Newman provide a historical and geographical look at how flowers have been used in cooking. They explore cultural, symbolic and religious aspects, and then serve up a few recipes using some of the flowers covered.
- Series Statement
- Edible series
- Uniform Title
- Edible.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The ancient world -- The Middle Ages to the nineteenth century -- The Victorian era to today -- Asia -- The Mediterranean and the Middle East -- Europe -- The Americas -- Afterword -- Precautions when eating edible flowers -- Flower dinner menu -- Recipes.
- ISBN
- 9781780236384
- 1780236387
- OCLC
- ocn944087179
- 944087179
- SCSB-1867827
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library