Project Gutenberg 2004-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 327 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous A Book of Fruits and Flowers Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Martin Radford and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A Book of Fruits and Flowers" by Anonymous is a collection of recipes and medicinal remedies that likely dates back to the mid-17th century. This book serves as a practical guide on the use of various fruits and flowers for both culinary and medicinal purposes, reflecting the era's growing interest in herbal remedies and the cultivation of plants for personal use. The content of the book is divided into sections that detail a wide range of uses for fruits such as lemons, quinces, and cherries, and flowers like roses and violets. Each section includes instructions on how to preserve, candy, pickle, or use these ingredients in various dishes and medicinal concoctions. The book also offers numerous remedies for ailments ranging from digestive issues to skin problems, thus showcasing the dual purpose of these plants in both cooking and health care. The approach is practical and accessible, making this volume a valuable resource for anyone interested in historical culinary practices and herbal medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooking (Fruit) -- Early works to 1800 Cooking (Flowers) -- Early works to 1800 Materia medica, Vegetable -- Early works to 1800 TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Other 117032 116514 2024-10-06T07:09:35.962075 2023-10-06T08:32:12.004802 text/html text/html 111585 2020-12-18T02:52:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 605266 2020-12-18T02:52:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 618145 2024-10-06T07:09:41.212064 application/epub+zip 614884 2024-10-06T07:09:37.623111 application/epub+zip 112166 2024-10-06T07:09:36.381061 application/epub+zip 896456 2024-10-06T07:09:43.468054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 874072 2024-10-06T07:09:39.960041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200227 2022-09-07T01:15:59.802111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103128 103072 2024-10-06T07:09:35.467085 2023-10-06T08:32:11.508784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102930 2020-12-18T02:52:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 34905 2020-12-18T02:52:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102925 2020-12-18T02:52:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34885 2020-12-18T02:52:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21841 2024-10-06T07:09:43.597018 application/rdf+xml 23209 2024-10-06T07:09:36.466095 image/jpeg 3643 2024-10-06T07:09:36.423060 image/jpeg 605653 2024-10-06T07:09:36.002063 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia