A forager's treasury

Description

Introduction -- Ready to forage (A potted history of foraging in Aotearoa, New Zealand ; Why forage? ; The basic rules of foraging ; Common posionous plants ; Foraging and pest plants ; Top tips for harvesting and preparuing wild foods ; The forage store-cupboard staples).;"Features profiles of many edible plants commonly found in New Zealand, including advice on where to find them, how to harvest them and how best to use them"--Back cover.;Preserving the harvest (Tisanes ; Infused syrups ; Infused vinegars ; Wild butters ; Infused oils ; Infused honey ; Infused alcohols ; The art of freezing ; The art of drying ; The art of pickling) -- Choose-your-own-adventure cuisine (The art of the wild salad ; The art of cheesemaking ; Light meals ; Wild pasta dishes ; Winter warmers ; Sweet treats ; Cooking for invalids ; Solar cooking) -- Wild ways (Wild perfumery ; Wild bodycare ; Wild medicine ; Local colour ; Wildly entertaining ; The language of wild flowers ; Pick'n'nick picnics) -- Bringing the wild to your garden (Native gardens).;The treasures (Taxononomy in a nutshell ; Adoxaceae: muskroot family ; Aizoaceae: ice plant or fig marigold family ; Amaranthaceae: amaranth family ; Amaryllidaceae: amaryllis family ; Apiaceae: carrot or parsley family ; Asparagaceae: asparagus family ; Aspleniaceae: spleenwort family ; Asteraceae: daisy or lettuce family ; Boraginaceae: borage or forget-me-not family ; Brassicaceae: cabbage or mustard family ; Carophyllaceae: pink or carnation family ; Fabaceae: pea or legume family ; Fagaceae: beech family ; Geraniaceae: cranesbill family ; Hippocastanaceae horsechestnut family ; Iridaceae: iris family ; Juglandaceae: walnut family ; Lamiaceae: mint family ; Malvaceae: mallow family ; Montiaceae: miner's lettuce family ; Myrtaceae: myrtle family ; Oleaceae; olive family ; Onagraceae: evening primrose family ; Oxalidaceae: wood sorrel family ; Pinaceae: pine family ; Piperaceae: pepper family ; Plantaginaceae: plantain family ; Poaceae: grass family ; Portulacaceae: purslane family ; Rosaceae: rose family ; Rubiaceae: coffee or madder family ; Rutaceae: citrus or rue family ; Seaweed ; Solanaceae: nightshade family ; Tropaeolaceae: nasturtium family ; Urticaceae: nettle family ; Winteraceae: horopito family ; Xanthorrhoeaceae: aloe family). Introduction -- Ready to forage (A potted history of foraging in Aotearoa, New Zealand Why forage? The basic rules of foraging Common posionous plants Foraging and pest plants Top tips for harvesting and preparuing wild foods The forage store-cupboard staples). The treasures (Taxononomy in a nutshell Adoxaceae: muskroot family Aizoaceae: ice plant or fig marigold family Amaranthaceae: amaranth family Amaryllidaceae: amaryllis family Apiaceae: carrot or parsley family Asparagaceae: asparagus family Aspleniaceae: spleenwort family Asteraceae: daisy or lettuce family Boraginaceae: borage or forget-me-not family Brassicaceae: cabbage or mustard family Carophyllaceae: pink or carnation family Fabaceae: pea or legume family Fagaceae: beech family Geraniaceae: cranesbill family Hippocastanaceae horsechestnut family Iridaceae: iris family Juglandaceae: walnut family Lamiaceae: mint family Malvaceae: mallow family Montiaceae: miner's lettuce family Myrtaceae: myrtle family Oleaceae olive family Onagraceae: evening primrose family Oxalidaceae: wood sorrel family Pinaceae: pine family Piperaceae: pepper family Plantaginaceae: plantain family Poaceae: grass family Portulacaceae: purslane family Rosaceae: rose family Rubiaceae: coffee or madder family Rutaceae: citrus or rue family Seaweed Solanaceae: nightshade family Tropaeolaceae: nasturtium family Urticaceae: nettle family Winteraceae: horopito family Xanthorrhoeaceae: aloe family). Preserving the harvest (Tisanes Infused syrups Infused vinegars Wild butters Infused oils Infused honey Infused alcohols The art of freezing The art of drying The art of pickling) -- Choose-your-own-adventure cuisine (The art of the wild salad The art of cheesemaking Light meals Wild pasta dishes Winter warmers Sweet treats Cooking for invalids Solar cooking) -- Wild ways (Wild perfumery Wild bodycare Wild medicine Local colour Wildly entertaining The language of wild flowers Pick'n'nick picnics) -- Bringing the wild to your garden (Native gardens).