Charles W. Kane

If you get lost in a Southwestern desert, you want this book. Each plant has a description of what type of ground you'll find it, how to gather and eat it (raw or cooked), how it tastes, its nutritional value or medical uses and cautions. Each plant also has two color photos, one of the whole plant and one of the edible parts. No, I have no intention of going out and chewing on mesquite pods, but nice to know that I could. And now I know that the weeds that take over my backyard every Spring and have me out there for days ripping them out in piles, are wild mustard, mallow and wild lettuce.… (altro)