PARMENTIER (Antoine-Augustin). Le Maïs ou Le Blé de Turquie, - Lot 407

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PARMENTIER (Antoine-Augustin). Le Maïs ou Le Blé de Turquie, - Lot 407
PARMENTIER (Antoine-Augustin). Le Maïs ou Le Blé de Turquie, apprécié sous tous ses rapports. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1812. In-8, half brown basane, smooth spine, green title page, untrimmed (Modern amateur binding). viii and 303 pp. Second edition, partly original, and the first intended for sale. The original edition, published in Bordeaux in 1785, was only printed in a small number and was not offered for sale. This second edition is corrected and enlarged by the author, some unnecessary notes have been removed. This important treatise presents the cultivation of corn (the different species, diseases, sowing, harvesting), its preservation (in cob, grain, and flour), and the various recipes for corn drinks, soups, porridges - the recipe for polenta is very complete -, cakes, breads, terrines... The use of corn as a food for livestock is also treated. Some foxing. Oberlé, 816.
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