Baba's Kitchen Medicines: Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers

Baba's Kitchen Medicines: Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada (The University of Alberta Press)

Michael Mucz's prolonged primary research into Ukrainian-Canadian folk history culminates in Baba's Kitchen Medicines. This book bursts with the cultural memory of pioneering folk from Canada's prairieland. From fever to frostbite, this incomparable compendium of tinctures, poultices, salves, decoctions, infusions, plasters, and tonics will fascinate and often mortify readers from all walks of life. The comprehensiveness of Mucz's research and interviews framed with deftly painted historical, cultural, and botanical backgrounds guarantee that this chapter of the Canadian story will continue to be told for generations to come. It is a deep, charming, and often moving work of intricate anthropology that will stir scholar and non-specialist alike.
Country USA
Manufacturer The University of Alberta Press, an imprint of University of Alberta Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780888645142
ReleaseDate 2012-05-03

Country	USA
Manufacturer	The University of Alberta Press, an imprint of University of Alberta Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780888645142
ReleaseDate	2012-05-03

Baba's Kitchen Medicines: Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada (The University of Alberta Press)