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Vegetable literacy : cooking and gardening with twelve families from the edible plant kingdom, with over 300 deliciously simple recipes / Deborah Madison ; photography by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton.

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General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 395) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The carrot family: some basic kitchen vegetables and a passel of herbs (umbelliferai or apiaceae) -- The mint family: square stems and fragrant leaves (labiatae or lamiaceae) -- The sunflower family: some rough stuff for out of doors (compositae or asteraceae) -- The knotweed family: three strong personalities (polygonaceae) -- The cabbage family: the sometimes difficult crucifers (brassica or cruciferae) -- The nightshade family: the sun lovers (solanaceae) -- The goosefoot and amaranth families: edible weeds, leaves, and seeds (amaranthaceae and chenopodiaceae) -- The (former) lily family: onions and asparagus (liliaceae) -- The cucurbit family: the sensual squashes, melons, and gourds (cucurbitaceae) -- The grass family: grains and cereals (poaceae, formerly gramineae) -- The legume family: peas and beans (leguminosae or fabaceae) -- The morning glory family: the sweet potato (convolvulaceae).