Fifty years ago an unknown writer named Euell Gibbons (1911-1975) presented a book on gathering Wild foods to the New York publisher David McKay Co.
Plus jellies, jams, teas, and wines, and how to sweeten them with Wild honey or homemade maple syrup..
His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies.
He sought out Wild plants all over North America and turned ordinary fruits and vegetable into delicious dishes.
Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of living off the land.
Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication and has been continuously in print since 1962.
Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances.
No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role.
Together they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus.
Fifty years ago an unknown writer named Euell Gibbons (1911-1975) presented a book on gathering Wild foods to the New York publisher David McKay Co
