Synopses & Reviews
Berries are edible jewels, distillations of sunlight, soil, and floral perfumes. Some offer ambrosial sweetness; others are assertive as herbs and spices. Yet many of us rarely encounter berries outside of a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, or raspberry-scented seltzer. reintroduces us to these delightful fruits, including neglected varieties that have nearly disappeared from the American diet and garden. Roger Yepsen, author/illustrator of , offers advice on finding wild berries, growing your own, and preserving them for year-round enjoyment. His gallery of sixty delicate watercolors depict berries from black currants and wild strawberries to the exotic salmonberry and Achilles Red gooseberry. And while it's hard to improve on the fresh item, includes almost a hundred recipes: blueberry buckle, raspberry soup, elderberry wine, and black currant crepes. This elegant guidebook will inspire the cook, gardener, forager--and anyone with a sweet tooth--to get more involved with the wonderful world of berries.
Synopsis
An illustrated introduction to the many varieties of fresh berries makes recommendations for finding wild berries, growing berries in a home garden, and preserving harvests for year-round consumption, in a volume complemented by descriptions of lesser-known varieties and ninety recipes. By the author of Apple.
Synopsis
All about berries, both usual and unusual, with beautiful watercolor illustrations and ninety recipes.
About the Author
Roger Yepsen is an artist and writer whose previous books include Apples and Heirloom Vegetables. He lives in Barto, Pennyslvania.