And then there was the sweet/savory shuffle in the first edition of "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables: A Commonsense Guide" (Harper & Row, 1986).

"It's pretty new stuff," said Elizabeth Schneider, the author of "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables: A Commonplace Guide" (Harper & Row, 1986).

According to the culinary reference book "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," by Elizabeth Schneider (Harper & Row, 1986), the bracken fern and other varieties may be highly carcinogenic.

If you want to delve more deeply into this subject, "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables" by Elizabeth Schneider (Harper & Row, 1986) will be of interest.

Perhaps "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," by Elizabeth Schneider (Harper & Row, 1986, $25), would inspire her inquiring mind.

Her last book, "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," (Morrow, 1986), was at least a decade ahead of its time.

Graphically, "Uncommon Fruits" was no walk in the garden, either, and over the years I'm sure I will become just as adept at deciphering the sequel.

Most immigrants who came to America from kale-growing countries, writes Elizabeth Schneider in "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," tended to steer clear of it.

Elizabeth Schneider's excellent "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables" (William Morrow, 1998) explores a range of other ways to use them.

As Elizabeth Schneider notes in her book "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," boiling accentuates the root's fibrous nature.