| THE SETTING |
| PART ONE: ASSEMBLY OF THE SPICES |
| 1. Assembly of the spices |
| 2. Nature's spicy stories (with recipes) |
| PEPPER |
| CLOVES |
| CINNAMON |
| NUTMEG AND MACE |
| ALLSPICE |
| BAY |
| GINGER |
| WILD GINGER |
| CARDAMON |
| VANILLA |
| TURMERIC |
| SAFFRON CROCUS |
| CAPERS |
| CAPSICUM |
| PAPRIKA |
| 3. A time for pleasure and contentment |
| 4. Spice chart: how the spices are used |
| PART TWO: BEVERAGES AND SEASONINGS OTHER THAN SPICES OR HERBS (with recipes) |
| 5. Beverages |
| COFFEE |
| TEA |
| COCOA |
| BEVERAGE CHART: HOW THE BEVERAGES ARE USED |
| 6. Salt |
| 7. Sugar |
| SUGAR BEET |
| PART THREE: ASSEMBLY OF THE HERBS |
| 8. Dedication of Gerard's Herball |
| 9. Assembly of the herbs |
| A FEW FACTS ABOUT HERB COOKING |
| 10. Herbs tell their stories (with recipes) |
| AMBROSIA |
| ANGELICA |
| ANISE |
| BALM |
| BERGAMOT |
| BETONY |
| WOOD BETONY |
| PAUL'S BETONY |
| BORAGE |
| BURNET |
| CALAMUS |
| CAMOMILE |
| CARAWAY |
| CATNIP |
| CHERVIL |
| CHICORY |
| CHIVES |
| CLARY |
| CORIANDER |
| COSTMARY |
| CRESSES |
| UPLAND CRESS |
| WATER CRESS |
| GARDEN CRESS |
| CUMIN |
| DANDELION |
| DILL |
| FENNELS |
| FENNEL FLOWER |
| FEVERFEW |
| GARLIC |
| GERANIUM-SCENTED LEAVES |
| ROSE GERANIUM |
| LEMON GERANIUM |
| GERMANDER |
| HOP |
| HOREHOUND |
| HORSE-RADISH |
| HYSSOP |
| LAVENDER |
| LEEK |
| LEMON VERBENA |
| LOVAGE |
| POT MARIGOLD |
| MARJORAMS |
| MAY APPLE |
| MINTS |
| PEPPERMINT |
| SPEARMINT |
| APPLE MINT |
| MUSTARDS |
| BLACK OR BROWN MU |
| WHITE OR YELLOW MUSTARD |
| NASTURTIUM |
| ORÉGANO |
| PARSLEY |
| PENNYROYAL |
| PEPPER TOBASCO |
| SMALL RED CHILI |
| POPPY |
| RHUBARB |
| ROCAMBOLE |
| LESSER-LEAVED GARLIC |
| ROSEMARY |
| ROSES |
| RUE |
| SAGE |
| SANTOLINAS |
| SAVORY |
| SESAME |
| SHALLOT |
| SORREL |
| FRENCH SORREL |
| GARDEN SORREL |
| WOOD SORREL |
| SWEET BASIL |
| SWEET CICELY |
| SWEET WOODRUFF |
| TANSY |
| TARRAGON |
| THYME |
| WINTERGREEN |
| YARROW |
| 11. Herb chart: how the herbs are used |
| CHIEF HERBS USED IN COOKERY |
| OUTSTANDING ROBUST HERBS FOR COOKERY |
| MOST COMMONLY USED COMBINATIONS OF FINES HERBES |
| 12. Some facts about growing herbs |
| PERENNIALS |
| ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS |
| HERB GROWING CHARTS |
| SUGGESTED PATTERNS FOR GROWING |
| Model perennial herb garden |
| Model annual herb garden |
| Small herb garden-pyramid |
| Small herb garden |
| Small herb garden-wheel |
| "Semi-formal "wayside" herb garden" |
| Terrace and border garden |
| Garden wall boxes |
| Window garden |
| Enlarged herb garden |
| 13. "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow" |
| HINTS FOR PREPARING AND DRYING HERBS |
| HINTS FOR FREEZING AND THAWING HERBS |
| 14. Rules for judging herb exhibits |
| 15. Tussie mussies |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| INDEX |