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Billy Joe Tatum's Wild Foods Field Guide and Cookbook: An Illustrated Guide to 70 Wild Plants, and over 350 Irresistible Recipes for Serving Them Up

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The book pictured is Billy Joe Tatum's Wild Foods Field Guide and Cookbook, a subtle title distinction from Billy Joe Tatum's Wild Foods Cookbook and Field Guide, but an important one. This 5 1/2" x 7 3/8" reprinted version of the 1976 classic, done in 1985, might be more convenient to carry into the field, but it is a lot less convenient to use in the field or in the kitchen as the print is tiny. The pages have been reduced from the original size of 7 3/8" x 9 3/16". You'll be happier with the original, which I'd give four stars, if you can find it. Each of the 70 wild plants featured in the book has its own page of narration, and a good black & white ink sketch. What distinguishes this classic from all others, however, is that it combines the guide with "over 350 irresistible recipes for serving them up."

The staff of our nature center lists this as an excellent resource. Her BIG, detailed books have good drawings and great recipes. Her home is the Ozarks so the plants are common to us in Oklahoma.