The new Oxford book of food plants /

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Author / Creator:Vaughan, J. G. (John Griffith)
Imprint:Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (xxxiii, 249 pages) : color illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11281736
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Other authors / contributors:Geissler, Catherine.
Nicholson, Barbara.
Dowle, Elisabeth.
Rice, Elizabeth.
ISBN:9780191567742
0191567744
9780199549467
019954946X
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and indexes.
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Summary:The Oxford Book of Food Plants is a beautifully illustrated compendium of facts about the plants we grow in our gardens and use in our cooking. Gorgeous botanical illustrations are accompanied by accessible yet authoritative descriptions of each plant, along with fascinating historical details and nutritive values. This is a new edition of a classic book -- fully updated with the latest nutritional research, as well as beautiful new plates and descriptions of many exotic edible plants that have only recently found their way into our markets and onto our kitchen tables -- it is a must-have for a.
Other form:Print version: Vaughan, J.G. (John Griffith). New Oxford book of food plants. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199549467