Kitchen Herbs and Spices - A Colour Guide

Hardback with Dust Jacket. Book in Very Good condition, Dust Jacket Good. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and numerous leaves embossed in gold to front of boards. Not Inscribed. 256 pages. Faint foxing to end papers. Pictorial Dust Jacket slightly rubbed / creased. Price clipped.There are one hundred and four (104) full page coloured illustrations together with seven (7) figures in the text. The origins, history and significance of herbs and spices, in diet and in medicine are discussed in this comprehensive work. Information on the growing, storing, preparing and cooking of more than 105 varieties of herbs and spices is given, and details of their uses in food recipes and in folk remedies make this the perfect reference book for keen cooks and herbalists alike. Each entry is accompanied by a detailed line drawing in full colour. Some special features include - What are Herbs and Spices? The origins and geographical distribution of Spices. Herbs and Spices through History. Spices and Health in Nutrition and in Medicine. Growing and Preparing Herbs. How to store Spices. Herbs and Spices in World Cuisine. Pcick your own Potherbs. Hints for Herbalists. Mixed Spices and Condiments. Alphabetical list of Herbs and Spices and their uses.…