From primitive drying and salting techniques to advancements in food preservation that have allowed us to send humans into space, "Pickled, Potted, and Canned" offers insight into the history, culture, and ingenuity of people struggling to feed themselves and "cheat the seasons". 35 illustrations.
A member of an illustrious English gardening family recounts the 140-year history of Veitch & Sons, a plant nursery that traces its beginning back to the 18th century.
We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers and the dried goods on our shelves. Yet behind the story of food preservation is the history of civilisation itself - a fascinating blend of social history, popular science and man's ongoing curiosity and ingenuity when it comes to food. From Francis Bacon, who died trying to freeze a ...
For over a century, and across five generations, the Veitch family pioneered the introduction of hundreds of new plants into gardens, conservatories and houses and were amongst the foremost European cultivators and hybridisers of their day. The story begins in 1768 when a Scotsman called John Veitch came to England to find his fortune, starting ...
From primitive drying and salting techniques to advancements in food preservation that have allowed us to send humans into space, "Pickled, Potted, and Canned" offers insight into the history, culture, and ingenuity of people struggling to feed themselves and "cheat the seasons". 35 illustrations.
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