[CH] Review of Jean Andrews New Book
Bob Batson (bob@sky.net)
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:31:02 -0500 (CDT)
BOOK REVIEW
_The Pepper Lady's Pocket Pepper Primer_, by Jean Andrews, University of
Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1998, 184 pp., $17.95, ISBN 0-292-70483-6.
The Pepper Lady, famous for her classic _Peppers: The Domesticated
Capsicums (Revised Edition,University of Texas Press, 1995), is back
with still more on identifying, cooking, and generally APPRECIATING
peppers. While this new book covers much of the same ground as _Peppers
of the World: An Identification Guide_, by Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland
(Ten Speed Press; 1996; see our review in the March 1997 _HortIdeas_,
page 36), it has complimentary sections on storage and cooking, and its
sprightly style is guaranteed to perk you up. So, confirmed "pepper
heads" will want BOTH books. It should be noted that Jean Andrews is
REALLY serious about being a spokesperson for peppers; she has
registered "The Pepper Lady" as a trademark!
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