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Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of "living off the land." He sought out wild plants all over North America and made them into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies. He also shows how to make numerous jellies, jams, teas, and wines, and how to sweeten them with wild honey or homemade maple syrup.
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Brought back into print for a new generation of appreciative readers:
The late Euel Gibbons was an iconic figure whose three books, "Stalking The Wild Asparagus"; "Stalking The Healthful Herbs"; and "Stalking The Blue-eyed Scallop" have been brought back into print for a new generation of appreciative readers by Alan C. Hood & Company. All three of these foraging 'how to' manuals are especially noted as being thoroughly 'user friendly' and packed with a wealth of practical information. These compendiums of information are nicely illustrated with line drawings. All three... more info
Euell Gibbons died of a heart attack...:
This book covers a lot of common (easy to find) plants in good detail.
This book is very similar to the author's other book, "Stalking the Healful Herbs", but covers different plants.
There are drawings but no photographs of the plants discussed. Lots of recipes (including some for meat items that do NOT appeal to me - such as frog legs, muskrat, crawfish, raccoons, opposum, squirrel, woodchuck, etc.)
There is one chapter on herbal medicine. We would recommend this book.
not exactly what I expected....:
This book is not exactly what I was expecting. Which is kind of unfair on my part since it is exactly what it claimed to be, it was just nothing more. WHAT IT IS LACKING: good pictures of the plants, info on what areas of the country plants grow in, and DETAILED info on how to find them. If you are looking for a quick synopsis of how to find wild vegetation with a long winded personal story from the author then this is a perfect book for you. I, personally, wish I would have just looked up the few wild... more info
Simply the best book on wild food:
I bought this book as a teenager and still sit down with my ragged copy several times a year, always amazed at the new nuances I learn from it. Euell Gibbons was truly a master at what he did. He wrote from vast personal experience, without pretense, in a friendly tone that makes his readers love him. He was so folksy you can almost forget how extensive was the knowledge that he shared. But the more I forage, the more I come back to this book and marvel at the treasured paragraphs within. Euell didn't... more info
