This definitive guide to the fruits of the world, featuring a full identification guide, with information about their history, varieties and nutritional value.Includes all the well-known citrus fruits, summer berries and other fruits, such as apples, bananas, melons, peaches, figs and grapes, as well as interesting tropical varieties, such as babacoa, custard apples, sharon fruit, prickly pears, rambutans and snake fruitIncludes help on buying and storing fruits and detailed step-by-step instructions on how to prepare, preserve and cook them, together with 100 delectable recipes, illustrated in over 800 photographsFrom pies to puddings and pickles to sufflés, recipes include Hot Date Puddings with Toffee Sauce, French Apple Tart, Pickled Peach Chutney, Crunchy-topped Apricot Cake, and Date and Walnut Brownies