Berries (Revised and Updated)

**Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and more—captured in watercolor and accompanied by descriptions and recipes** Berries are edible jewels, distillations of sunlight, soil, and floral perfumes. Some offer ambrosial sweetness; others are as assertive as herbs and spices. Roger Yepsen knows his berries, and in this collection he presents these delightful fruits to the reader, including neglected varieties that have nearly disappeared from the American diet and garden. In this book he offers advice on finding and identifying berries, growing your own, and preserving them for year-round enjoyment. Berries includes nearly 100 recipes, such as: - Blueberry Buckle - Black Currant Crepes - Raspberry Soup - Elderberry Wine Reading this book is like discovering a wild raspberry in the woods—a sweet surprise and oh, so satisfying. "Berries are edible jewels, distillations of sunlight, soil, and floral perfumes. Some offer ambrosial sweetness; others are assertive as herbs and spices. Yet many of us rarely encounter berries outside of a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, or raspberry-scented seltzer. Berries reintroduces us to these delightful fruits, including neglected varieties that have nearly disappeared from the American diet and garden. Roger Yepsen, author/illustrator of Apples, offers advice on finding wild berries, growing your own, and preserving them for year-round enjoyment. His gallery of sixty delicate watercolors depict berries from black currants and wild strawberries to the exotic salmonberry and Achilles Red gooseberry. And while it's hard to improve on the fresh item, Berries includes almost a hundred recipes: blueberry buckle, raspberry soup, elderberry wine, and black currant crepes. This elegant guidebook will inspire the cook, gardener, forager--and anyone with a sweet tooth--to get more involved with the wonderful world of berries."--Publisher's description. Perishable and precious Blackberries Black currants Blueberries Checkberberries and snowberries Cranberries and lingonberries Elderberries Gooseberries Raspberries Red currants Strawberries Mulberries Rose hips Juniper berries.