Spices and Herbs

THE SETTING
PART ONE: ASSEMBLY OF THE SPICES
1. Assembly of the spices
2. Nature's spicy stories (with recipes)
PEPPER
CLOVES
CINNAMON
NUTMEG AND MACE
ALLSPICE
BAY
GINGER
WILD GINGER
CARDAMON
VANILLA
TURMERIC
SAFFRON CROCUS
CAPERS
CAPSICUM
PAPRIKA
3. A time for pleasure and contentment
4. Spice chart: how the spices are used
PART TWO: BEVERAGES AND SEASONINGS OTHER THAN SPICES OR HERBS (with recipes)
5. Beverages
COFFEE
TEA
COCOA
BEVERAGE CHART: HOW THE BEVERAGES ARE USED
6. Salt
7. Sugar
SUGAR BEET
PART THREE: ASSEMBLY OF THE HERBS
8. Dedication of Gerard's Herball
9. Assembly of the herbs
A FEW FACTS ABOUT HERB COOKING
10. Herbs tell their stories (with recipes)
AMBROSIA
ANGELICA
ANISE
BALM
BERGAMOT
BETONY
WOOD BETONY
PAUL'S BETONY
BORAGE
BURNET
CALAMUS
CAMOMILE
CARAWAY
CATNIP
CHERVIL
CHICORY
CHIVES
CLARY
CORIANDER
COSTMARY
CRESSES
UPLAND CRESS
WATER CRESS
GARDEN CRESS
CUMIN
DANDELION
DILL
FENNELS
FENNEL FLOWER
FEVERFEW
GARLIC
GERANIUM-SCENTED LEAVES
ROSE GERANIUM
LEMON GERANIUM
GERMANDER
HOP
HOREHOUND
HORSE-RADISH
HYSSOP
LAVENDER
LEEK
LEMON VERBENA
LOVAGE
POT MARIGOLD
MARJORAMS
MAY APPLE
MINTS
PEPPERMINT
SPEARMINT
APPLE MINT
MUSTARDS
BLACK OR BROWN MUSTARD
WHITE OR YELLOW MUSTARD
NASTURTIUM
ORÉGANO
PARSLEY
PENNYROYAL
PEPPER TOBASCO
SMALL RED CHILI
POPPY
RHUBARB
ROCAMBOLE
LESSER-LEAVED GARLIC
ROSEMARY
ROSES
RUE
SAGE
SANTOLINAS
SAVORY
SESAME
SHALLOT
SORREL
FRENCH SORREL
GARDEN SORREL
WOOD SORREL
SWEET BASIL
SWEET CICELY
SWEET WOODRUFF
TANSY
TARRAGON
THYME
WINTERGREEN
YARROW
11. Herb chart: how the herbs are used
CHIEF HERBS USED IN COOKERY
OUTSTANDING ROBUST HERBS FOR COOKERY
MOST COMMONLY USED COMBINATIONS OF FINES HERBES
12. Some facts about growing herbs
PERENNIALS
ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS
HERB GROWING CHARTS
SUGGESTED PATTERNS FOR GROWING
Model perennial herb garden
Model annual herb garden
Small herb garden-pyramid
Small herb garden
Small herb garden-wheel
"Semi-formal "wayside" herb garden"
Terrace and border garden
Garden wall boxes
Window garden
Enlarged herb garden
13. "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow"
HINTS FOR PREPARING AND DRYING HERBS
HINTS FOR FREEZING AND THAWING HERBS
14. Rules for judging herb exhibits
15. Tussie mussies
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX