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Author:

Parsons, Russ.

Title:

How to pick a peach : the search for flavor from farm to table / Russ Parsons.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xvi, 412 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Vegetables.
Fruit.
Cookery (Vegetables)
Cookery (Fruit)

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

The vegetables and fruits alphabetically -- The recipes by category -- The plant designers: factors in the field -- Artichokes -- Asparagus -- Peas and fava beans -- Onions, leeks and garlic -- Salad greens -- Strawberries -- Big farmers, small farmers: the cost of compromise -- Corn -- Cucumbers -- Eggplant -- Green beans -- Peppers -- Summer squash -- Tomatoes -- Cherries -- Grapes -- Melons --Peaches -- Plums -- Growers and global competition: reinventing the tomato -- Broccoli and cauliflower -- Mushrooms -- Peppers -- Winter squash -- Apples -- Pears, Asian pears and quince -- Parsimmons and figs -- Market corrections: the return of the small farmer -- Cabbage and brussels sprouts -- Cooking greens -- Potatoes -- Root vegetables -- Lemons and limes -- Mandarins (tangerines) and grapefruit -- Oranges.

ISBN:

0618463488
9780618463480

LCCN:

2006035462

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)