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The Wildcrafting Brewer

Author : Pascal Baudar
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603587187
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Wildcrafting Brewer written by Pascal Baudar and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primitive beers, country wines, herbal meads, natural sodas, and more "Baudar has elevated the concept of terroir into the realm of extreme beverages, both fermented and unfermented. His book brings to life the innovative quest of the Palaeolithic shaman/healer/brewer."--Patrick E. McGovern, author of Ancient Brews Fermentation fans and home brewers can rediscover "primitive" drinks and their unique flavors in The Wildcrafting Brewer. Wild-plant expert and forager Pascal Baudar's first book, The New Wildcrafted Cuisine, opened up a whole new world of possibilities for readers wishing to explore and capture the flavors of their local terroir. The Wildcrafting Brewer does the same for fermented drinks. Baudar reveals both the underlying philosophy and the practical techniques for making your own delicious concoctions, including: Wild sodas Country wines Primitive herbal beers Meads Traditional ferments like tiswin and kvass. The book opens with a retrospective of plant-based brewing and ancient beers. The author then goes on to describe both hot and cold brewing methods and provides lots of interesting recipes; mugwort beer, horehound beer, and manzanita cider are just a few of the many drinks represented. Baudar is quick to point out that these recipes serve mainly as a touchstone for readers, who can then use the information and techniques he provides to create their own brews, using their own local ingredients. The Wildcrafting Brewer will attract herbalists, foragers, natural-foodies, and chefs alike with the author's playful and relaxed philosophy. Readers will find themselves surprised by how easy making your own natural drinks can be, and will be inspired, again, by the abundance of nature all around them. "With gorgeous photos and clear technical details, this book will be a source of great inspiration."--Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation

Elderberry Wine Vintage 2010

Author : Deborah Guyol
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1426952759
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Elderberry Wine Vintage 2010 written by Deborah Guyol and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elderberry Wine, Vintage 2010 is an anthology of student writing from the Mature Learning Program at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, offers something for everyone. The pieces in this collection range from Poetrysonnets and haiku, free verse, meter and rhyme; to fiction both fanciful and serious; and nostalgia for the past and visions of the future. Come along on adventures in a swampy town in the American South in the 1930s, an apartment building in the squalid northwest Portland of the 1970s, and the lair of a drug lord in the Caribbean of the 1980s. Exploring all manner of topics, from the natural world to the lives of houses to human life and aging, this collection presents a wide range of unique views and perspectives on life with something for everyone. Looking for Love The little green lizard struts across the womans porch railing with a proprietary air, then suddenly stops and flicks down a flap of vermilion colored skin from his throat and freezes in place. He bobs his head up and down several times before moving on. Wordlesssoundless but with such eloquence of expression does he signal his desire for a mate that, without conscious intent, the woman touches fingers to her throat, then catches herself and with a rueful smile, nods back. Herb Stokes, long-time creative writing student

Hunt, Gather, Cook

Author : Hank Shaw
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1609614011
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Hunt, Gather, Cook written by Hank Shaw and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there is a frontier beyond organic, local, and seasonal, beyond farmers' markets and sustainably raised meat, it surely includes hunting, fishing, and foraging your own food. A lifelong angler and forager who became a hunter late in life, Hank Shaw has chronicled his passion for hunting and gathering in his widely read blog, Hunter Angler Gardener Cook, which has developed an avid following among outdoor people and foodies alike. Hank is dedicated to finding a place on the table for the myriad overlooked and underutilized wild foods that are there for the taking—if you know how to get them. In Hunt, Gather, Cook, he shares his experiences both in the field and the kitchen, as well as his extensive knowledge of North America's edible flora and fauna. With the fresh, clever prose that brings so many readers to his blog, Hank provides a user-friendly, food-oriented introduction to tracking down everything from sassafras to striped bass to snowshoe hares. He then provides innovative ways to prepare wild foods that go far beyond typical campfire cuisine: homemade root beer, cured wild boar loin, boneless tempura shad, Sardinian hare stew—even pasta made with handmade acorn flour. For anyone ready to take a more active role in determining what they feed themselves and their families, Hunt, Gather, Cook offers an entertaining and delicious introduction to harvesting the bounty of wild foods to be found in every part of the country.

Elderberry Wine

Author : Clark College Mature Learning Program
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595100783
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Elderberry Wine written by Clark College Mature Learning Program and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Elderberry Wine: Vintage 2000, 22 writers from the Clark College Mature Learning Program bring decades of life experiences to a wide assortment of writings. Sometimes it’s a memory of World War II: “We jostled along with the crowd, laughing, embracing and being embraced by strangers. As darkness fell, we found ourselves in Lafayette Park, looking across Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House. A flag flew, lit by a spotlight, indicating the President was in residence. “We stood silent, sobered and saddened by thoughts of the many who had given their lives to achieve this moment, and the wounded who would always bear the reminders of this war.” Eileen Jones McGoffin The myth we were safe with two oceans To keep foreign problems away Was blasted apart in Hawaii By the treachery dealt there this day. John G. Beckman, Jr. Or a humorous reflection on the perils of growing old:I dribble, I drool, I’ve lost most of my cool, I cannot remember the day of the week. My right knee’s rheumatic, My wrinkles emphatic, My hair makes me look like a freak. Josephine PaterekMy prostate gland is out of whack, competing with my aching back Herb StokesAn anthology of wide range and moods, Elderberry Wine showcases poetry, prose and drama by John G. Beckman, Jr., Louise Beckman, D. Fred Benton, Alexandra Cooley, Marelyn E. Curtis, Marian Fox, Don Fraser, Marjorie Frauen, George Goodrich, Bill Green, Barbara J. Hamby, Gary Lamont Jensen, Ken Knable, Vickie Lindquist, J.F. Macdonald, Eileen Jones McGoffin, Josephine Paterek, Donna Schmaltz, Herb Stokes, Elizabeth L. Taylor, Anita Trabulus, and Joan Tyrrell.

Elderberry Wine

Author : Barbara J. Hamby
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595209211
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Elderberry Wine written by Barbara J. Hamby and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of rich recollections and seasoned imaginations, Elderberry Wine displays prose and poetry by Joyce Ackley, Dixie L. Arata, John G. Beckman, Jr., Louise Beckman, D. Fred Benton, Joe Clarke, Alex Cooley, Don Fraser, G.K. Glass, Bill Green, Barbara J. Hamby, Patricia J. Hogan, Madge Howard, Gary Jensen, Ruth Monson-McAtee, Eileen Jones McGoffin, Gilbert Pacheco, Josephine Paterek, Don Reed, Barbara N. Saur, Donna Schmaltz, Anne Sparling, Herb Stokes, Elizabeth L. Taylor and Joan Tyrrell.

The Elderberry Book

Author : John Moody
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1771423080
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Elderberry Book written by John Moody and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your go-to guide for everything from cultivation to wine-making with one of humanity's oldest plant friends Spanning history and geography, The Elderberry Book takes you on an adventure, deepening your appreciation of a plant that has played a crucial role across the world for thousands of years. Through this fun, inspirational, and educational resource, discover: Elderberry's amazing history Cultivating and foraging, from the balcony to the backyard Various traditional food and medicine preparations Simple wine-making techniques Traditional crafts and tools. This is the definitive guide to the many uses of elderberry. No matter where you are, one of humankind's oldest plant friends can provide you with anything from syrup, to wine, to dyes, to so much more! Once a staple in homes across the world, and found along every highland, highway, and hedgerow, the forgotten elderberry is making a comeback. Its popularity as medicine is surging, its choice as an edible landscaping plant is growing, and its use for wine-making and crafts is being rediscovered.

Dandelion Wine

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553277537
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Dandelion Wine written by Ray Bradbury and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1985-03-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury. The only god living in Green Town, Illinois, that Douglas Spaulding knew of. The facts about John Huff, aged twelve, are simple and soon stated. • He could pathfind more trails than any Choctaw or Cherokee since time began. • Could leap from the sky like a chimpanzee from a vine. • Could live underwater two minutes and slide fifty yards downstream. • Could hit baseballs into apple trees, knocking down harvests. • Could jump six-foot orchard walls. • Ran laughing. • Sat easy. • Was not a bully. • Was kind. • Knew the words to all the cowboy songs and would teach you if you asked. • Knew the names of all the wild flowers and when the moon would rise or set and when the tides came in or out. He was, in fact, the only god living in the whole of Green Town, Illinois, during the twentieth century that Douglas Spaulding knew of. “[Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.”—Time

Everything Elderberry

Author : Susannah Shmurak
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1510754008
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Everything Elderberry written by Susannah Shmurak and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for everyone from novices to advanced herbalists and contains everything you need to know to source elderberries and make the most potent and delicious natural remedies and treats. Used for centuries to fight illness, elderberries’ reputation as an effective home remedy for colds and flu has been borne out by numerous scientific studies. While elderberry syrup is perhaps this amazing berry’s best-known form, there is so much more we can make from flavorful elderberries! In addition to its flu-fighting superpowers, elderberry contains potent antioxidants that support long-term health. Elderberries make nutritious and tasty additions to baked goods, drinks, and all manner of treats. Once you get started making your own elderberry gummies and homemade beverages, you won’t want to stop! Everything Elderberry will introduce readers to the science behind elderberries, their traditional uses, what to know about growing and foraging elderberries, and how to prepare numerous mouthwatering elderberry and elderflower recipes. From simple teas, syrups, and tinctures, to jams, desserts, and wine, Everything Elderberry will have you hooked on these gorgeous gifts from Mother Nature! The recipes featured here include: Elderberry hard candies and cough drops Jams made with foraged elderberries, strawberries, and chia seeds Elderflower soda & kombucha Foraged berry oat muffins Elderberrry and elderflower tea & tinctures

The Lost Books of Merlyn

Author : Douglas Monroe
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9781567184716
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Books of Merlyn written by Douglas Monroe and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts three myths taken from "The Book of Pheryllt," a famous sixteenth century text.

Wine Making Made Easy

Author : Mary Ellen Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781704566085
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Wine Making Made Easy written by Mary Ellen Ward and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winemaking is so complicated! ..Or is it?Home wine making used to be simple. And now it is again! Our grandparents, and generations of grandparents before them, made excellent wines with minimal fuss, minimal equipment, and no added sulfites or additives. They made them not just from grapes but from all manner of available fruits, berries, honey, and other produce. They didn't spend a lot of money. They didn't overwhelm themselves with minuscule measurements and chemistry. They didn't dwindle down the savings to buy pricey containers for fermenting or for storing. They made wine in tune with the rhythms of nature, with basic equipment.They made Good. Simple. Cheap. Easy. Homemade Wine!If you've always wanted to make wine but thought the process or investment was beyond you, this is the book for you. This is the book that takes winemaking back to its roots. The no-fuss, no-frills method of wine making that uses everyday equipment you can buy right downtown. This simplified and basic process uses no added preservatives, sulfites, or unrecognizable ingredients. Just good, clean, wine-making for good, clean, fun-making wine!

Brew Beer Like a Yeti

Author : Jereme Zimmerman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603587667
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Brew Beer Like a Yeti written by Jereme Zimmerman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bronze Winner—Best Book from the Beer Writers Guild Experimentation, mystery, resourcefulness, and above all, fun—these are the hallmarks of brewing beer like a Yeti. Since the craft beer and homebrewing boom of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, beer lovers have enjoyed drinking and brewing a vast array of beer styles. However, most are brewed to accentuate a single ingredient—hops—and few contain the myriad herbs and spices that were standard in beer and gruit recipes from medieval times back to ancient people’s discovery that grain could be malted and fermented into beer. Like his first book, Make Mead Like a Viking, Jereme Zimmerman’s Brew Beer Like a Yeti returns to ancient practices and ingredients and brings storytelling, mysticism, and folklore back to the brewing process, including a broad range of ales, gruits, bragots, and other styles that have undeservingly taken a backseat to the IPA. Recipes inspired by traditions around the globe include sahti, gotlandsdricka, oak bark and mushroom ale, wassail, pawpaw wheat, chicha de muko, and even Neolithic “stone” beers. More importantly, under the guidance of “the world’s only peace-loving, green-living Appalachian Yeti Viking,” readers will learn about the many ways to go beyond the pale ale, utilizing alternatives to standard grains, hops, and commercial yeasts to defy the strictures of style and design their own brews.

Black Pudding & Foie Gras

Author : Andrew Pern
Publisher : Face
ISBN 13 : 0955893003
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book Black Pudding & Foie Gras written by Andrew Pern and published by Face. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipes from a one-star Michelin chef in the English country side, featuring game cooking and traditional English food.

Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies

Author : Daniel Weiss
Publisher : Readers Digest
ISBN 13 : 0895770636
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies written by Daniel Weiss and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 1979 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every conceivable craft--from quiltmaking to enameling to jewelry--is included in this comprehensive craft reference. The easy-to-follow text conveys instructions which are clear and precise enough for anyone to learn these interesting hobbies. Over 40 pastimes featured. 4,000 drawings and photographs.

Booze

Author : John Wright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408896656
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Booze written by John Wright and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twelfth River Cottage Handbook, John Wright explains how to home-brew and make your own tipples. What could possibly beat a cool pint of beer down the pub or a lazy glass of wine at your favourite bar? The answer is: home-brewed beer or your very own brand of wine. With this, the twelfth in the River Cottage Handbook series, the inimitable John Wright shows exactly how easy it is to get started. You don't need masses of space to make alcohol at home, and if you follow the simple instructions, you won't be faced with exploding bottles in the cellar. But don't forget, it's all about experimentation and finding out what works for you. Booze is divided up by alcohol type, from beer, cider and wine to herbal spirits and fruit liqueurs. Each section starts with an introduction to the basic techniques, methods and other useful information, before giving recipes for delicious tipples like rhubarb wine, sparkling elderflower wine, mead, cherry plum wine, orange beer, lager, real ginger beer, sweet cider, zubrovka vodka, amber spirits, rose infusions, blackberry whiskey, pomegranate rum, chestnut liqueur, mulled cider and there's even a hangover cure thrown in for good measure. With an introduction from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and full-colour photographs as well as illustrations, Booze is a home-brewer's book with a kick.

The Elderberry Book

Author : John Moody
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550927124
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Elderberry Book written by John Moody and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your go-to guide for everything from cultivation to wine-making with one of humanity's oldest plant friends Spanning history and geography, The Elderberry Book takes you on an adventure, deepening your appreciation of a plant that has played a crucial role across the world for thousands of years. Through this fun, inspirational, and educational resource, discover: Elderberry's amazing history Cultivating and foraging, from the balcony to the backyard Various traditional food and medicine preparations Simple wine-making techniques Traditional crafts and tools. This is the definitive guide to the many uses of elderberry. No matter where you are, one of humankind's oldest plant friends can provide you with anything from syrup, to wine, to dyes, to so much more! Once a staple in homes across the world, and found along every highland, highway, and hedgerow, the forgotten elderberry is making a comeback. Its popularity as medicine is surging, its choice as an edible landscaping plant is growing, and its use for wine-making and crafts is being rediscovered.

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine

Author : Joseph Dabney
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402266383
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine written by Joseph Dabney and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year award, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine combines delicious recipes of Appalachian cuisine with the folklore surrounding the area's pioneer and present-day homesteaders. A modern-day classic, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine serves up scrumptious Blue Ridge hill-country food and folklore in celebration of the fine people, rich traditions, and natural beauty found in one of the South's most treasured regions. Each page is packed with engaging stories on moonshine and bourbon, corn bread and biscuits, and the succulent glory of wild game and smokehouse ham! Simple (and often surprising) recipes for home cooks call forth memories of grandma's kitchen table, and photographs bring to life the history of the trees, foothills, and mountain towns. Don't read on an empty stomach! Praise for Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine: "Joe's book makes my mouth water for Southern food and my heart hunger for Southern stories. Not since the Foxfire series has something out of the Appalachian experience thrilled me as much." — Pat Conroy, New York Times bestselling author of South of Broad "Joe Dabney's prize-winning book humanizes Southern food with its charming stories and interviews."— Nathalie Dupree, author of Nathalie Dupree's Shrimp and Grits Cookbook

The Drunken Botanist

Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616201045
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Drunken Botanist written by Amy Stewart and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times-bestselling guide to botany and booze celebrates its 10th anniversary with an updated edition─now including a guide to planting your very own cocktail garden to go with more than fifty drink recipes. This fascinating, go-to text about the plants that make our drinks is the ideal gift book for every cocktail aficionado, the perfect drinks book for every plant-lover. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries. Of all the extraordinary and obscure plants that have been fermented and distilled, a few are dangerous, some are downright bizarre, and one is as ancient as dinosaurs—but each represents a unique cultural contribution to our global drinking traditions and our history. This charming concoction of biology, chemistry, history, etymology, and mixology—with delightful drawings, tasty cocktail recipes, and fun factoids throughout—will make you the most popular guest at any cocktail party. “A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants.”—NPR's Morning Edition “Amy Stewart has a way of making gardening seem exciting, even a little dangerous.” —The New York Times