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Melon

DATE: 2017-11-16  SIZE: 2.91 MB    DISKS: 1x 10MB     PAGES: n/a

PUBLISHER: Reaktion Books                    GENRE:

AUTHOR: Sylvia Lovegren

FORMAT: PDF   PROTECTION: DRM  EDITION: n/a

URL: https://is.gd/lyfhp0

LANGUAGE: English   ISBN: 9781780236186

: Sweet, succulent, cooling, and often with a beguiling floral fragrance, a  :
: ripe melon can be one of the most delicious things you sink your teeth     :
: into. As Sylvia Lovegren shows in this book, the melon's complex flavor    :
: profile is matched by an equally complex history. Cutting into the melon's :
: past, she takes us on a whirlwind trip around the world, from the sandy    :
: stretches of the Kalahari desert to the ancient kingdom of Ur in           :
: Mesopotamia, from the exotic oases of the Silk Road to Jesuit outposts in  :
: northern Canada, from slave plantations in Brazil to Japanese farms--where :
: perfect melons are grown in glass boxes and sold at exorbitant prices.     :
: Along the way, Lovegren details the impact the melon has had on humankind. :
: Moving from ancient and medieval medical recipes to folk tales, stories,   :
: growing contests, and genetics, she explores the diverse ways we have      :
: cultivated, enjoyed, and sometimes even feared this fruit. She explores ho :
: we have improved modern melons over centuries of breeding, and how some    :
: growers and scientists today are trying to preserve and even revive ancien :
: melon strains. Richly illustrated and with a host of ancient, medieval, an :
: modern recipes, Melon is a delightful look at the surprising history of on :
: of the world's most sumptuous fruits.                                      :

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