Language: Swedish
This is a book that is hardly written to be read from cover to cover, but should rather be seen as a reference book in the small format.
I imagine that the book can become a small gold mine for broadening and concretizing the biology teaching about wild plants as well as being an asset for the teaching of home economics. (Lars Ljunggren in Biologen 3/2004) An outwardly unassuming book with fun information for those curious about plants and food. (Annika Ågren in Sydsvenskan, 25 August 2004) And who says no to "leaf splitting stewing"?! (Cajsa Stenmark in Vi no. 17, 2004) From (Flora Nordica) to .. Linné's flower clock ... a brittle but annealed thread runs back to Linné. I want to connect a couple of other simple but content-rich books with the same thread: De Goda Ogräsen and Delikatesser from Dikesrenen, ... Read, grow, harvest, enjoy - both the disciplined and the wild! (Eva-Lena Neiman in Sveriges Natur 4/2004) "... the exterior is deceiving for the content provides many interesting insights into what the wild herbs meant for human survival. They still play a role, even if it is now more about providing variety and enhancing the taste of everyday food. My self-awareness tells me that I will neither prepare nettle soup, ash drink, dandelion bread nor leaf crack stew. Nor do I think I will follow the author's advice to stop fighting the weeds in the garden and eat them instead! On the other hand, the book, with its cultural history, will give me another dimension to the summer's nature experiences." (Gudrun Winfridsson in Utblick Folkhälsa, 3-2004)