currently includes page images of 57 cookbooks from the Special Collections Division of the MSU Library. The text-search function currently indexes 13 books. When the project is completed in September 2003, the site will include... (6 replies, last updated by BobB December 22, 2008)

We are having record rainfall in Maine and slugs are decimating our garden. We hand pick hundreds every day. I’ve thought of cooking them battered deep fried, but don’t know if they are edible. If the birds... (62 replies, last updated by alkapal August 16, 2009)

A recent visit to Skylight Books on Vermont yielded a new treasure: the premier copy of Edible Los Angeles, a full-color, quarterly journal celebrating the joys of local food culture. It is the latest addition to a larger web of... (3 replies, last updated by Dommy September 8, 2008)

of rock salt and was considering that, but then it occurred to me that I don’t know if rock salt is edible! I mean, it’s used to freeze ice cream (ice/salt mixture) but that’s the only use I’ve ever heard... (17 replies, last updated by canfish1980 June 8, 2009)

If you are not already familiar with the book “On Food and Cooking”, you should check it out. The section on meat is excellent. Harold McGee, the author, explains the science, history and gastronomy of meat (and every... (9 replies, last updated by Passadumkeg February 16, 2009)

I agree on starting with the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. I had to start baking all of our bread a year ago due to my daughter’s food allergies. I was in a complete panic about being able to provide bread for my family... (35 replies, last updated by janehathaway November 23, 2009)

Thanks for reminding me of Capella’s book, Zerlina. A fun read that had me salivating for the foods of the various parts of Italy “Cyrano” traveled to. (46 replies, last updated by akp February 13, 2009)

mume Apricot Plum-Pickled Ornamental Edible Popular landscape plant in the south and western US known for its fragrant white, pink or red flowers. Our seedling trees have done well here in Michigan growing 2-3 ft. per year and are... (9 replies, last updated by sfumato June 24, 2008)

I know EC had said that he knew someone who will be working at the Roosevelet when they reopen in July. My question is this-we have booked a suite there from July 12-15th. Originally they were slated to be complete early June,... (16 replies, last updated by KateMW June 26, 2009)

no thanks and moved on... but it was literally the best breakfast either of us have EVER had! The cover does not make the book. (but sometimes a hole in the wall is just a hole... I got Chinese from a takeout across from our... (41 replies, last updated by BeaN March 7, 2009)

up with to more interesting/sexy dishes. Lots of info on technique and such, too. Another great book is Jacques Pepin’s Complete Techniques. Have fun!! That’s really exciting to just be starting out! The sky is the... (38 replies, last updated by SouthernGrl August 7, 2007)

posted a bunch of links on one of the VH threads – I think you can get to it from the post at the top of the board – so you might find some inspiration there without buying the book. Thinking about making the beet... (51 replies, last updated by porky pine March 8, 2008)

You may be interested to know Ros is finishing a total rewrite of "The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping. This one has a photo on my home herb garben taken here in Corvallis. We make a huge pot pf Vicky Sebastiani’s chili... (114 replies, last updated by jpc8015 April 19, 2009)

this for me, I am looking for someone local to back-up my own investigative findings that this is indeed a "landscape" morel. (What else could it be?!) The SFChron just published a really yummy-looking mushroom soup recipe in the... (15 replies, last updated by scuzzo November 18, 2009)

Kate, Waverly Root wrote THE FOOD OF ITALY a while ago but the regional information, geography, history and traditional agriculture products have not changed. It would be a good foundation for your trip. Two “coffee... (4 replies, last updated by DavidT June 8, 2005)