Research Catalog

Title

The Jewish gardening cookbook : growing plants and cooking for holidays and festivals / by Michael Brown ; illustrated by Laura C. Martin.

Author

Brown, Michael P., 1956-

Publication

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., c1998.

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Details

Description

xx, 187 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Quotations
• Bible > Old Testament > Quotations
• Jewish cooking
• Fasts and feasts > Judaism
• Food
• Food crops
• Vegetable gardening

Genre/Form

Quotations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 187).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Growing and Using The Seven Species -- Fig (Ficus carica): A Symbol of Peace and Prosperity -- Grapes (Vitus vinifera): The Vines of Fertility -- Wheat (Triticum aestivum): The Most Valued Grain -- Barley (Hordeum vulgare): The Great Sustainer -- Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera): Sweet As Honey -- Pomegranate (Punica granatum): As Bountiful As the Mitzvot -- Olive (Olea europeaea): Provider of Golden Oil -- Enriching Your Holiday Observance -- Tu Bishvat: The New Year for Trees -- Purim: The Time to Send Food to Friends -- Passover: The Start of Harvesting Grains -- Shavuot: The Last Grain Harvest -- Yom Ha-Atzma'ut, Israel Independence Day: Rebuilding the Land -- Rosh Hashanah: Celebrating Creation -- Sukkot: Reaping the Final Harvest -- Hanukkah: The Lights of Freedom -- Adding Spice to Jewish Living -- Shabbat, or The Sabbath: Our Weekly Blessing -- Havdalah: The Beginning of the Week -- Planting a Tree to Celebrate the Birth of a Child -- Setting Aside a Portion for the Poor (Peah) -- Citrus in Your Home and Garden -- A Bible Garden for You and Your Children.

ISBN

• 1580230040
• 9781580230049

LCCN

^^^98010721^

OCLC

• 38410763
• SCSB-11647717

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library