Herb Grower's Guide; cooking, spicing & lore / John Prenis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prenis, John.

Contributor:

Santore, Charles, cover illustrator.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herbs.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa., Running Press 1974.

Contents:

Symbols

Introduction

The Word "Herb"

Growing Herbs Outdoors

Growing Herbs Indoors

Growing Herbs from Seeds

General Hints on Cooking with Herbs

Twenty-five Interesting and Useful Herbs: Basil, Bay, Borage, Burnet, Catnip, Chervil, Chives, Cress, Dill, Geraniums, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena, Lovage, Marjoram, Mints, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Summer Savory, Sweet Cicely, Tarragon, Thyme, Winter Savory

Drying Herbs

Other Uses for Herbs.

Notes:

"The packets on the front of this book contain the seeds of parsley, dill and cress."--Cover.

"Cover illustration Charles Santore. Interior design & illustration Bob and Sandy Bauer. Cover & package graphics Jim Wilson. Hand lettering Werner Krupp. Package design Kevin Quinn. Publication concept Lawrence Teacher. Technical advisors Jim Dunlap, Neil Swidler, Charles Deal, and Ed Lynde. Research and horticultural advisor Otto Fridman. Type setting Alpha Publications, Inc. Cover printing Pearl, Pressman, Liberty."--Page [5].

"Notes": pages 93-96.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy packet of cress seeds on cover has only three seeds.

ISBN:

0914294075

OCLC:

1036028