Description:
This intriguing volume presents a rich feast including the natural history, cultivation, and use of nuts, with the added treat of recipes for appetizers, entrees, and desserts. The author chronicles the botany, ecology, and methods of cultivation for 30 different nuts, charting their role in the evolution of the world's food supply, their appearance in literature and historic documents, and the ways in which they are grown, harvested, and processed around the globe. The book is also a practical reference, featuring a bibliography, recipe index, glossary, and general index.
Unabridged republication of the edition published by Walker and Company, New York, 1984.
