The Forgotten Art of Flower Cookery by Leona Woodring Smith - 1985 Edition First Printing sugar jar 1963 First Edition

1963 First Edition

At that time due to demand

and had steadily built up a reputation for craftsmanship and design that appealed particularly to restaurants and hotels all around the country

too complicated to make at home

This spot (photo shown) is so light it was hard to photograph

The Forgotten Art of Flower Cookery by Leona Woodring Smith - 1985 Edition First Printing sugar jar 1963 First EditionRediscover what our ancestors knew: that many flowers taste as sweet as they smell and, in addition, are excellent sources of vitamins and even protein. Leona Woodring Smith {HISTORY} Little did Leona Woodring Smith (1925 2008) know that a random visit to a gourmet shop in Washington DC in the late 1960s would eventually inspire five years of research and a book all about cooking with garden flowers. At the gourmet shop, Leona spotted candied violets