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The graphic vegetable : food and art from America's soil / Michael B. Emery and Irwin Richman

Author
Emery, Michael B.
Published
Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, [2016]
Physical Description
232 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Additional Creators
Richman, Irwin

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: I.Vegetables: Art, History, and Vegetarians -- II.Agaricacea: Many Fungus Among Us -- Mushrooms and truffles -- III.Alliceae: Love Them or Not, They All Smell -- Onions, shallots, garlic, chives, leeks, and ramps -- IV.Amaranthaceae: A Newly Enlarged Family That Now Includes the Former Chenopodiaceae -- Beets, spinach, and other healthy vegentables -- V.Apiaceae, Umbellifers: The Savory Ones -- Carrot, celery, celeriac, bulb fennel, parsnip, parsley root. And a bunch of herbs, too: Angelica, anise, caraway, chervil, cilantro, coriander, dill, lovage, and parsley -- VI.Asparagaceae: Asparagus, of Course -- Also agave and camassia -- VII.Asteraceae or Compositae: From Lettuce to Artichokes -- Between them are burdock, cardoon, chicory, endive, dandelion, Jerusalem artichoke, salsify, and scorzonera. Useful flowers: Calendula, sunflower, safflower, marigold, and chrysanthemum. Chamomile for tea, echinacea and yarrow for herbal medicine, and tarragon for flavor -- VIII.Brassicaceae, or Cruciferae: Cabbages and Brussels Sprouts, and Many of the Trendy Greens -- Kale, mustard, arugula, bok choy, collards, broccoli, broccoli rabe, cauliflower, and watercress. The unusual: Sea kale and the bizarre-appearing kohlrabi. Turnips, rutabagas and radishes. And the bites of garlic cress, horseradish, and wasabi -- IX.Convolvulaceae: A Family of Only Two Vegetables -- Water spinach and sweet potato, and that most wondrous of blossoming vines, the morning glory -- X.Cucurbitaceae: The Symbols of Autumn and Its Festivals -- Cucumbers, melons (from musk to water), gourds, pumpkins, squash (from summer to winter), and chayotes, too. Favored vegetables, they put the pickle in pickles -- XI.Fabaceae, or Leguminosae: Peas and Beans -- Peas (sweet, black-eyed, and split), beans (string, pole, lima, fava, and on), lentils, peanuts, carob, jicama, alfalfa, and fenugreek -- XII.Lamiaceae: Herbs and More -- Mints, basils, sages, and thymes. Lemon balm, bee balm. Rosemary, horehound, marjoram, oregano, and lavender -- XIII.Malvaceae: Only One Common Vegetable, Okra -- The family also gives cacao, the source of chocolate, durians, perhaps the smelliest fruit around, and cotton, which clothes us all, the marshmallow and a host of flowers, too -- XIV.Poaceae: Over 10,000 Wild and Domesticated Members -- All of our favored gluten sources: Wheat, spelt, rye, along with barley and oats. Mass and luxury foods: Rice, millet, and wild rice. Sweeteners: Corn or maize, sorghum, and sugar cane. Bamboo for food, furniture, and garden. Lawn grass for mowing: Miscanthus and pampas grass for ornament; the giant reed to tower over most of the [ect.] -- XV.Polygonaceae: Three Famous Members -- Who seem like unlikely relatives: buckwheat, rhubarb and sorrel. A Florida favorite--the sea gape. Noxious weeds: Dock, sheep's sorrel and giant knotweed. And a connoisseur's garden flower--bistort, or mountain fleece -- XVI.Solanaceae: A Family That, Historically, Raised Suspicions -- Its most prominent Old World member is belladonna or deadly nightshade. How could you love or trust its relations: Eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, husk tomatoes, tomatillos, and potatoes? Beware of jimsonweed and tobacco. Love petunias.
Summary
"Still lifes, photographs, amusing antique postcards, seed packet art--all sorts of vegetable illustrations have been created to arouse physical and aesthetic appetites, and they are displayed here together with interesting botanical and historical insights."--Back cover.
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ISBN
0764351877
9780764351877
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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