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The Lore of Spices: Their History, Nature and Uses Around the World
From anise, coriander and ginger to laurel, rosemary, wormwood and vanilla, this informative text describes forty main spices and their origins.
- GenresCooking
208 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
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July 5, 2011
A quick and well-written history of spices. There are no recipes, but the text does cover which spices were valued most at different times and for what reasons.
August 19, 2011
Definitely for the geek, not a "fun" read. Informative.
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