Stalking The Wild Asparagus by Euell Gibbons

Stalking The Wild Asparagus by Euell Gibbons

Fifty years ago an unknown writer named Euell Gibbons (1911-1975) presented a book on gathering wild foods to the New York publisher David McKay Co. Together they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus. No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role. Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication and has been continuously in print since 1962. Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of living off the land. He sought out wild plants all over North America and turned ordinary fruits and vegetable into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies. Plus jellies, jams, teas, and wines, and how to sweeten them with wild honey or homemade maple syrup.

Euell Gibbons was born in Red River County, Texas, and worked as a cowboy, a hobo, a carpenter, a surveyor, a boat builder, a beachcomber, a newspaperman, a farmer, and a teacher before authoring his first book, Hunting the Wild Asparagus, in 1962, at the age of fifty-one.

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ISBN 13	9780911469035
ISBN 10	0911469036
Title	Stalking The Wild Asparagus
Author	Euell Gibbons
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Alan C Hood & Company
Year published	1962-01-01
Number of pages	303
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.