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* Muenscher, Walter C. and Myron A. Rice. Garden Spices
and Wild Pot Herbs: An American Herbal. Cornel1
University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1955.
* Simmons, Adelma Grenier. Herb Gardening in Five Seasons.
D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., 1964.
G. Food Storage
1. Bubel, Michael and Nancy. Root Cellaring. Rodale Press,
Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1979.
A definitive work on storing fruits and vegetables on
site in the garden or in root cellars, basements,
- and other hideaways. The authors focus on the common
vegetables which were grown in early Salem gardens and
their particular storage requirements.
Diagrams of
storage systems are extremely helpful for future
interpretation in Salem.
2. Carter, Suzannah. The Frugal Colonial Housewife.
Dolphin Books, Doubleday and Co., Inc., Garden
City, New York, 1976.
Chapter 17 provides simple recipes for preserving,
drying, and candying garden-fresh vegetables and fruits.
The following chapter discusses the art of pickling, a
common practice in Salem.
3. Donovan, Mary and Amy Hatrack. The Thirteen Colonies
Cookbook. Praeger Publishers, New York, 1975.
Pages 197-209 contains recipes for preserving vegetables
and fruits - pickles, figs, cabbage, and apples.
Excellent for summer cooking demonstrations.
4. Hue, Audrey Noel. Food. Colonial Williamsburg Series
#9. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Excellent information on preserving and pickling in
suitable containers. Photographs of actual jars and
bottles from archaeological digs at Williamsburg abound.
5. Simmons, Amelia. The First American Cookbook, 1976.
A Reprint. Buck Hill Associates, Johnsburg, New
York, 1966.
Easy-to-follow recipes for summer garden demonstrations
on preserving and. storing fruits - strawberries, goose-
berries, peaches, apricots, cherries, currants, apples.
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