THE RIVER COTTAGE COOKBOOK. By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

(2001) later pbk reprint. 4to paperback (189 x 246mm). Pp448. Colour photographs by Simon Wheeler throughout.

A must for any gardener or smallholder and required reading for those who wish to escape the capivity of the supermarkets. Raising, growing and cooking all the basic livestock and crops, often in a more interesting way than usual. Many good pictures. Chapters include: Garden: Vegetables; Herbs; Fruit; Recipes. Livestock: Pigs and pork; Cows and beef; Sheep and lamb; Poultry; Recipes. Fish: Sea fish; Shellfish; Freshwater fish; Recipes. Hedgerow: Wild meat; Hedgerow greens; Wild mushrooms; Fruit and nuts; Recipes. Directory, bibliography.