This generation's wild asparagus

Gathered a few books from the library about wild food foraging. They all look good.

Foraged Flavor by Tama Matsuoka Wong details plants found in New Jersey. She forged a relationship with a chef in NYC, and would haul plastic bags full of pickings into town. They would examine the plant for most peak flavor and invent recipes - fairly straightforwad ones which sound tasty. Details of 71 plants, with photos, description and advice.

Backyard Foraging by Ellen Zachos. Sixty-five plants featured.

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Weeds of the Woods by Glen Blouin, which I haven't looked at yet.

Weeds of the Woods offers a northern perspective on twenty species of small shrubby trees of the woods. It appears to have been a popular book, going through three editions since 1992.

He gets around being charged with recommending plants for food or medicinals by just quoting historic, mostly native american uses.
He does caution about some of these plants being invasive and obnoxious, even though natives.

Keep in mind the website of Christopher Nyerges, which lists the books he has self-published on finding wild foods. He also offers DVDs, as well as much other related info on his website, some for sale, but much is free, especially on his blog:

http://www.christophernyerges.com/store.htm

I haven't had time enough to give Backyard Foraging my attention, but it appears to have the most substance to it as far as calories/effort and basic preparation information. I find that most of this type of book pursues novelty rather than survivability.

I meant to post here about Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat.

It covers by type of plant, and includes some that I didn't know about.

Beauty berry, Sedum leaves. I haven't tried them yet, but I'll let you know when I do.
This book is a good reminder of the variety of foodstuffs in my environment.