Oils - Ann Creber
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Used Good, cover has some wear/rubbing/dents, slightly foxed, spine faded
Hardcover
Dimensions: 158 x 228 x 13mm
Publication Date: 1990
Oils by Anne Creber
We've squeezed a great array of oils from nature down the centuries, the
ancient Egyptians extracted oil from radishes, the Hittites from almonds. But many people are unaware of the staggering variety available. All living plants contain some oil, but most of it comes from seeds, beans, nuts and fruit, such as the olive. Olive oil was probably the first oil to be produced commercially - the word oil comes from olive. But olive oil totals only five percent of vegetable oil produced throughout the world. You can add a vast selection of other oils to your shelves or you can pick out those that suit your needs. This book will help you decide.
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