Foraging Kentucky : An Introduction to the Edible Plants, Fungi, and Tree Crops of the Southeast / George Barnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, George, 1827-1892, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wild foods--Kentucky--Identification.

Wild foods.

Wild plants, Edible--Kentucky--Identification.

Wild plants, Edible.

Cooking (Wild foods)--Kentucky.

Cooking (Wild foods).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2024]

Summary:

"With rich soils, thousands of creeks, and twelve major river basins, the state of Kentucky is abundant with wild edibles that not only are delicious but also can be useful for medicinal purposes. Various species of wildflowers such as spring beauty, edible fungi like chanterelles, and tree crops such as hickory nuts may be foraged and pickled, steamed, candied, or stir-fried to create an enticing, healthy, and substantial meal. Foraging Kentucky is an expansive beginners' guide to safely and ethically foraging in the state. The species covered in the book are divided into three categories: herbaceous plants, fungi, and woody plants. Author, forager, and environmental educator George Barnett shares his extensive knowledge on the proper identification of the featured species, where and when they grow, and how to harvest and prepare them for consumption. Complete with high-definition color photographs, recipes, and short history lessons, this guide is chock-full of crucial information for readers who want to forge an enlightening relationship with the delectable foods naturally available in Kentucky's great outdoors"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Harvesting and consuming wild foods safely

Wild mushroom preservation techniques

Part 1. Herbaceous Plants

Spring Beauty / Claytonia virginica

Chickweed / Stellaria spp.

Wild Lettuce / Lactuca canadensis

Common Blue Violet / Viola sororia

Aniseroot / Osmorhiza longistylis

Wild Hyacinth / Camassia scilloides

Wood Nettle / Laportea canadensis

Wild/Field Garlic / Allium vineale

Common Dittany / Cunila origanoides

Toothwort / Cardamine spp.

Garlic Mustard / Alliaria petiolata

Tawny Daylily / Hemerocallis fulva

Wood Sorrel / Oxalis spp.

Wild Bergamot / Monarda fistulosa

Wintergreen / Gaultheria procumbens

Part 2. Mushrooms

Morel / Morchella spp.

Turkey Tail / Trametes versicolor

Chanterelle / Cantharellus spp.

Puffballs / Lycoperdon spp.

Oyster / Pluerotus spp.

Eastern Hemlock Reishi / Ganoderma tsugae

Black Trumpet / Craterellus fallax

Chicken of the Woods / Laetiporus spp.

Wood Ear / Auricularia fuscosuccinea

Indigo Milkcap / Lactarius indigo

Hen of the Woods / Grifola frondosa

Lion's Mane / Hericium spp.

Part 3. Woody Plants

Eastern Black Walnut / Juglans nigra

Hickory / Carya spp.

American Beech / Fagus grandifolia

Sassafras / Sassafras albidum

American Persimmon / Diospyros virginiana

Hackberry / Celtis occidentalis

Eastern White Pine / Pinus strobus

Serviceberry / Amelanchier spp.

Elderberry / Sambucus spp.

Black Locust / Robinia pseudoacacia

Eastern Redbud / Cercis canadensis

Autumn Olive / Elaeagnus umbellata

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniper) / Juniperus virginiana

Pawpaw / Asimina triloba

Blueberry and Black Huckleberry / Vaccinium spp. and Gaylussacia baccata

Black Raspberry / Rubus occidentalis.

Wineberry / Rubus phoenicolasius

Mulberry / Morus spp.

Oak / Quercus spp.

Afterword: Become a mycorrhizal species

Acknowledgments

Recommended reading

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

About the author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8131-9907-7

0-8131-9908-5