Stewart, H.
Vancouver: Douglas and Macintyre, 1981
Few people realize how simple it is to
recognize and collect wild plants that make a tempting selection
of winter and summer drinks. The author's unique volume focusses
on interesting alternatives to the high-priced, expensively
packaged teas, coffees, lemonades and other drinks of the
supermarket. Surprisingly, many of the plants for such alternatives
can be found growing wild in city and suburban areas. Illustrating
50 plants of Western Canada and the Northwestern States, the
author's finely worked line drawings are reproduced full page
to make this book as appealing as it is useful. It guides
you through the finding, identifying and harvesting of the
plants, shows easy methods of preservation and storage, and
includes recipes for 60 drinks.