This is an outdoor cookbook. Not many supermarkets are as well stocked as a forest or a sand dune or a back yard. The sea makes a nice sink and so does a puddle at the end of a hose.

Recipes (all tested by the author's children) are included for such delicacies as Tossed Leaves, Bark Sandwich, Daisy Dip, and Honeysuckle Wine. Very young homemakers are instructed to take pains in preparation and serve with a Hourish. All dolls who love the sweet feel of seaweed on the tongue and the crunch of pine needles will be welcome guests.

Erik Blegvad's fetching illustrations provide the perfect dressing for a completely new kind of cookbook.

From the dust jacket