Fiddle Mainia : Maine's organic edible fern / L.E. Barrett; photographs by Lin Diket.
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TextPublisher: [Hallowell, Maine ; U.S.: L.E. Barrett,] [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 226 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781622171644 Other title: Fiddlemainia : Maine's organic edible fernSubject(s): Cookbooks | Cooking | Vegetarian cooking | Cooking (Natural foods) | Cooking (Wild foods) | Fiddleheads | Ferns -- Maine | Wild plants, Edible -- Maine | Wild plants, Edible -- Canada, EasternSummary: What Mainers and others around the world refer to as the fiddlehead, or a fiddlehead green, is actually a species of fern called the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). It is an emerald green fern that first appears as a tight-rolled disk (the disk resembles the end of a musical instrument, similar to the fiddle and violin) and then leafs out with large green fronds that can shoot up five to six feet in height and reach twenty-five inches around. The book includes photographs of the fiddlehead fern as well as one hundred and twenty-five recipes from around the world.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 641.5 DIKE (Browse shelf) | Available | 38845 |
Includes recipe index.
What Mainers and others around the world refer to as the fiddlehead, or a fiddlehead green, is actually a species of fern called the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). It is an emerald green fern that first appears as a tight-rolled disk (the disk resembles the end of a musical instrument, similar to the fiddle and violin) and then leafs out with large green fronds that can shoot up five to six feet in height and reach twenty-five inches around. The book includes photographs of the fiddlehead fern as well as one hundred and twenty-five recipes from around the world.
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