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The complete book of garlic : a guide for gardeners, growers, and serious cooks  Cover Image Book Book

The complete book of garlic : a guide for gardeners, growers, and serious cooks / Ted Jordan Meredith.

Meredith, Ted J. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0881928836
  • ISBN: 9780881928839
  • Physical Description: 330 p. : col. ill.
  • Publisher: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323), Internet addresses (p. 307-309) and index.
Subject: Garlic.
Cookery (Garlic)

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch 635.26 Mer 31681001877653 NONFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Looks at the economics, culture, therapeutic benefits, cultivation, taxonomy, composition, and cuisine of garlic.
  • Book News
    Meredith explores the plant, the food, and the medicine from a number of angles, among them economics and culture, cuisine, therapeutic benefits, structure and function, cultivation, taxonomy, disease and pests, and composition and chemistry. He also describes the four major groups and surveys the hundreds of cultivars and offers advice on growing and buying, choosing cultivars, and testing flavor. Stupendous color photographs bejewel the text. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
  • Workman Press.

    An essential element in cuisines around the world, garlic enjoys near mythic status among cooks, chefs, foodies, and enthusiasts of natural remedies. Worldwide, garlic cultivation occupies over 2 million acres of farmland, an area that has more than doubled since 1970. Yet even garlic fanciers may be unable to tell hardneck from softneck, or Purple Stripe from Rocambole, not to mention the hundreds of cultivated varieties grown today, many with distinct differences in taste and character.

    In fact, the wealth of garlic varieties in nearly a dozen horticultural groups rivals that of corn, carrots, apples, and peaches. This book is the most comprehensive and in-depth guide available to what surely should be the next gourmet frontier. From 'Ajo Rojo' to 'Zemo', Meredith presents illustrated profiles of nearly 150 cultivars. Detailed chapters cover natural history, the history of garlic in cultivation, the nuances of cuisine and culture, therapeutic benefits, plant structure, how to cultivate, curing and storage, taxonomy, pests and diseases, and chemistry.

    Especially useful are the Quick Guides, which summarize information on growing and buying garlic and provide recommendations for the best-tasting cultivars for specific uses and climates. Lists of garlic sources and organizations are a boon to the aficionado. Whether you share Ted Jordan Meredith's "garlic affliction" or just find the pungent bulb indispensable, you'll understand it as never before with this meticulously researched, lovingly written exploration.


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