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"Will delight both the gardener and the cook." -- Library Journal.
"A wonderful compendium -- for anyone who wants to cultivate them or cook with them as so written as to definitely stimulate the interest of the passing page flipper." -- Kirkus Review.
Over the years -- as tastes have changed and fads have come and gone -- the gentle art of the herbalist has remained a constant, year-round source of joy for an incredible array of connoisseurs -- from professional horticulturists and accomplished gourmets to enthusiastic suburban gardeners and city-dwelling naturalists.
This versatile, handy reference provides these thousands of amateur and professional herbalists with the most compact and complete handbook on culinary herbs and spices possible. Here in a thoroughly delightful labor of love are detailed instructions on how to plant, transplant, cultivate, harvest, use and preserve virtually every herb and spice available in North America today. Ms. Miloradovich takes us step by step through the various stages of herbal development, from preparing seedlings for early transplanting to drying, cutting, and quick-freezing fragrant herbs for potpourri, medicinal lotions, pomanders, and even moth preventives.
Hundreds of herbs and spices are included, each introduced with a fascinating anecdote detailing its historical background and legends. Discover the power of cinnamon, one of the oldest spices known to humanity -- used as a love potion by the Romans and a religious incense by the Hebrews and Ancient Egyptians. Find out why Italians still use basil as a token of love and Hindus still consider it a sacred symbol of reverence for the dead. Ms. Miloradovich has found an intriguing tale for each of the hundreds of herbs and spices she discusses -- from bitter unblanched celery to delicious roots of love parsley.
Whether you'd like to grow perennials, biennials, or annuals in your apartment window box, or you need a convenient guide for preserving rare herbs, or you just want to know more about the romantic histories, mysterious powers, and legends behind your favorite spices and fragrances, you'll find this engaging book a stimulating source, sure to lead to more and more adventures growing and enjoying herbs and spices.
Table of Contents
| Quotation |
| Many Thanks |
| Introductory Comment |
| 1 Herbs In A Small Garden |
| Diversity Of Design |
| Adaptability Of Herbs |
| Suggestions For A First Herb Garden |
| Plant Diseases?Not Frequent |
| Herbs Easily Grown In A Small Garden |
| Selecting Culinary Herbs For Individuals Gardens: |
| Foliage Colors for Creating Designs |
| Blossom Colors for Grouping |
| For Planting in Shady or Partially Shady Places |
| For Planting in Sunny Places |
| For Attracting Honeybees |
| As Hedges and Back Borders |
| As Edges and Low Borders |
| In Rock Gardens |
| As Ground Carpets |
| Illustrations Of Herb Garden Designs |
| Traditional Designs |
| Herb Garden in The New York Botanical Garden |
| The Wade Park Herb Garden in Cleveland |
| "Small Culinary Herb Garden in Spokane, Washington" |
| 2 Herbs Indoors In A Window Box |
| 3 Developing Seedlings For Early Transplanting |
| Seedlings in Cold Frames |
| How to Construct a Cold Frame |
| Ventilating the Cold Frame |
| Transplanting Seedlings into the Open Garden |
| Watering the Young Plants |
| 4 Culinary Herbs Adapted To Growing In Various Geographical Localities |
| "Eastern United States, Canada, England, and the Continent" |
| Middle Western United States |
| Southern United States and Southern Europe |
| Southwestern United States and Mexico |
| Western and Northwestern United States and Canada |
| 5 Drying Herbs |
| Cutting And Preparing |
| Bunches of Herbs |
| Flower Heads |
| Leaves |
| Petals |
| Roots |
| Seed |
| 6 Quick-Freezing And Preserving Fresh Herbs |
| Selecting Herbs for Quick-Freezing |
| Instructions for Quick-Freezing |
| Using Quick-Frozen Herbs |
| Herb Blends |
| Preserving Fresh Herbs in Salt |
| Old-fashioned Recipe for Herb Butter |
| Basic Recipe for Salted-down Herbs |
| 7 Fragrant Culinary Herb Leaves And Seed |
| Botanical Names |
| "History, Superstitions, and Legends" |
| Characteristics and Descriptions |
| Uses in Basic Foods |
| How to Cultivate |
| How to Harvest |
| 8 Spices And Caravans |
| Elephant Bells and Patimars |
| Sources of Spices |
| Botanical Names of Each Spice |
| "History, Superstitions, and Legends" |
| Characteristics and Descriptions |
| Uses in Basic Foods |
| How Each Spice Is Cultivated and Harvested |
| 9 Herb And Spice Sweet Scents And Sachets |
| Culinary Herbs for Fragrant Lotions |
| Culinary Herbs for Spices in Fragrant Moth-Preventive Blends |
| "Herbs and Spices for Sweet Scents, Sachets, and Potpourri Blends" |
| 10 Recipes For Household Uses Of Herbs And Spices |
| Sweet Scents and Potpourris |
| Rose Jars |
| Sachet Powders |
| Herb Pillows |
| "Bath Blends, Pomanders, and Lotions" |
| Moth Preventatives |
| 11 Fragrant Herbs And Blossoms Dried And Preserved In Three Dimensions |
| Unique Method of Drying in Three Dimensions |
| Bouquets of Dried Herbs in Three Dimensions |
| Procedure for Three-Dimensional Drying and Preserving |
| Fragrant Herbs Which Retain Their Natural Beauty When Dried in Three Dimensions |
| Glossary |
| Botanical Names of Herbs and Spices |
| Botanical Family Names of Herbs and Spices |
| Index |