Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Euell Gibbons
Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Euell Gibbons
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Stalking the Wild Asparagus

Author: Euell Gibbons

Narrator: Douglas James

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2024


Synopsis

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. It also includes jellies, jams, teas, wines, and how to sweeten them with wild honey or homemade maple syrup. This brand-new audio edition is wonderfully narrated by Douglas James. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

©1962 Euell Gibbons §

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanne on July 01, 2008

What a great book! This guide to foraging is more of a folksy cookbook than a field guide, but well worth a read. Just browsing through it, I found out that acorns are edible, there are no poisonous wild onions, you can make great apple dishes, butter & jams with crab apples, and that I could make m......more

Goodreads review by Craig on July 22, 2019

Imagine, if you will, sitting with your grandfather on his screened-in front porch or around a picnic table listening to your great-uncle spin his tales of years past. That might be the sensation you experience reading Gibbons' iconic 1962 text on wild foods. Filled with personal vignettes, interesti......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 31, 2023

This is an interesting historical text to read if you’re into foraging! A lot of the language is extremely dated though, and some of the cooking/food prep suggestions aren’t quite in line with what I tend to hear from modern foragers.......more

Goodreads review by craige on October 25, 2017

I’m a little torn on how to review this book. It’s partly on me that I expected it to be all about asparagus. But come on! So I basically borrowed a book from the library to read 2.5 pages on the subject of asparagus and it wasn’t even about growing it. It’s about finding it in the wild. In any even......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on October 09, 2019

I thoroughly enjoyed this work. I did not enjoy weeding out the sexism and the "holier than thou" thoughts about his "drinking uncle" and how he loathes the taste of wine and drink (as though it makes him a better human). I was greatly encouraged by his passion for foraging to begin my own adventure......more