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A Curious History of Vegetables Aphrodisiacal and Healing Properties, Folk Tales, Garden Tips, and Recipes

Wolf D. Storl

Featuring gardening tips, recipes, and beautiful full-color pencil drawings of each vegetable, this book for farm-to-fork aficionados and gardeners with an esoteric bent explores the secret history of 48 well known and rare vegetables, examining their symbolism, astrological connections, healing pro...

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The book 'A Curious History of Vegetables' by Wolf D. Storl was mentioned as having numerous asparagus anecdotes to enjoy, and also a quote that sums up people who have appreciated asparagus over the centuries.

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A Curious History of Vegetables by Wolf D. Storl has numerous asparagus anecdotes to enjoy if you're into that sort of thing and also contains this quote by modern-day plant experts Fritz Martin Engel

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 140

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 140

The book 'A Curious History of Vegetables' by Wolf D. Storl was mentioned as having numerous asparagus anecdotes to enjoy, and also a quote that sums up people who have appreciated asparagus over the centuries.

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A Curious History of Vegetables by Wolf D. Storl has numerous asparagus anecdotes to enjoy if you're into that sort of thing and also contains this quote by modern-day plant experts Fritz Martin Engel

Pharaohs, Emperors, Kings, generals, and great spiritual leaders, princely poets like Gota and gourmands like Berlant Severin, all of them ate and eat asparagus with great enthusiasm.

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