A is for Aronia: A Guide for Black Chokeberry Edibles and Sundries - Paperback

by Cheryl Saker (Author)

Aronia Berries - What do you do with them? That's the question first-time tasters of Aronia berries (black chokeberry) ask most often. If Aronia berries are new to you or you are a long time aficionado this book is a unique guide to the many uses of this nutritious fruit. Included in this guide are the following: -Recipes for a variety of food uses from breakfast to snacks -Treats to make for your pets -Methods to preserve the Aronia berries including freezing, juicing and dehydrating -Products to make for skin care -Use of Aronia as a fabric dye The author has combined her expertise in food and nutrition education with her background as a manager of an Aronia crop to develop a multitude of uses for the berry. Extensive research and recipe testing created some distinctive ways to incorporate the Aronia berry into a variety of uses.

Author Biography

The author has had an extensive career in education, teaching classes in the family and consumer science area. Health, foods/nutrition, international foods, adult education cooking classes are among the content areas in which she has expertise. She has developed curriculum using recipe development and nutritional analysis methodologies. After making a choice to stay home with young sons, she started a catering service. She received an undergraduate degree in family and consumer science from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and a master's in career and technical education from the University of Nebraska. A lifelong learner, she continued to raise the bar for professional improvement and earned the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in career and technical education. Following retirement from teaching, the author pursued her interest in horticulture by taking classes and entering the Master Gardener training program with the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. During this period she began research on the Aronia melanocarpa Michx. berry and realized the dynamic health qualities of this berry. As a result, the crop has become a family endeavor with over two thousand shrubs planted in southwest Iowa.