by Andrew F. Smith From the publisher: The peanut is one of the most versatile and beloved of American food icons. In this first culinary history of the protein-laden legume, […]
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Chestnut trees victim of ecological disaster in 1904
The American chestnut, Castanea dentata, was an incredibly important species, for humans and our eastern deciduous forests. It quickly grew tall and wide, producing large quantities of straight, rot-resistant wood […]
Pecan: A History of America’s Native Nut
by James McWilliams From the publisher: What would Thanksgiving be without pecan pie? New Orleans without pecan pralines? Southern cooks would have to hang up their aprons without America’s native […]
Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
by Thor Hanson From the publisher: We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and […]