1911-1944 A Collection of Books on Vegetables and Salads

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Four volumes. This set contains: How to Cook Vegetables, 1911. First edition. A charming guide to vegetable cookery, with tips and guides to working with all sorts of vegetables from asparagus to turnips. Written by Charles Herman Senn, a British author of cookery books. The Art of Salad Dressing, 1914. Third edition. A cookery book completely dedicated to salads from green salads, to mixed vegetables, and even meat and fish salads. With specific reference to oils, sauces, and dressings. Written by Alfred Suzanne, a French chef who worked in Ireland and England in aristocratic homes. Revised by Charles Herman Senn. Uncommon Vegetables and Fruits: How to Grow and How to Cook, 1943. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A book intended for keen gardeners, introducing a number of delicious vegetables and fruits unknown or neglected by English households. With explanations for how they may be successfully grown and cooked. Examples of these vegetables and fruits include: winged peas, cardoon, dandelion, okra, skirret, sorrel, and Japanese wineberry, amongst others. Written by Eleanour Sophie Sinclair Rohde, a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer who authored thirty books on gardening. Vegetable Cultivation & Cookery, 1944. Later edition. Illustrated throughout. A commentary on the importance of vegetables and their place in modern diets. With chapters on the kitchen garden, digging, rotating crops, seed sowing, garden enemies, garden friends, frames and cloches, and more. Written by Eleanour Sophie Sinclair Rohde.