Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur Tucker Co-writes New Book

Dr. Arthur O. Tucker, research professor emeritus in the College of Agriculture and Related Sciences at Delaware State University, has co-written his sixth book – The Culinary Herbal – Growing & Preserving 97 Flavorful Herbs.

Dr. Tucker – a retired 37-year faculty member at DSU – is an internationally renowned botanist and is the co-founder of DSU’s Claude E. Phillips Herbarium. He has co-written the book with Susan Belsinger, a nationally known culinary herbalist, flavor artist and food writer who resides in Maryland.

The accessible book – which includes high-quality photography of each herb variety – highlights the best varieties of herbs and provides detailed information on which ones offer the most flavor, how to grow them and how to put them to use at home. The Culinary Herbal also includes instructions for harvesting, preserving and storing herbs, as well as techniques for making pastes, syrups, vinegars and butters. It is a good book for gardeners who love to cook and cooks who love to garden.

Prior to this publication, Dr. Tucker co-wrote The Encyclopedia of Herbs (2009) and The Book of Herbs (2000).

The Culinary Herbal can be purchased at major bookstores such as Barnes & Nobles or online at Amazon.com.