Garlic and Friends.. Penny Woodward .. comprehensive guide history gastronomic and medical

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South Melbourne, Hyland House, 1996. Quarto; papered boards; a fine copy with the excellent dustwrapper. ‘ . covers not only the well-known garlic, leeks, onions, chives and shallots but also the lesser-known Welsh onion, elephant garlic, onion weed, rakkyo, ramsom, and ever ready potato and tree onions. Their history, identification, propagation and uses in cooking and medicine are all dealt in great detail. Finely crafted line drawings by Fran Gilbert and photographs by the author enhance the text and show that alliums are not only useful but often beautiful. Comprehensive charts list all the cultivars of the main species and where they can be obtained’. Hyland House, South Melbourne, 1996. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition