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How to Read a Handbook of Herbs & Spices Online

Herbs and spices are used in medicine and cooking. Many herbs and spices are considered good for health due to their specific properties. While they are healthy, it is important to know all the facts about the herbs and spices before adding them to foods. This not only improves health by knowing which herbs to use for specific problems, but it also improves the taste of foods by knowing which herbs and spices will enhance which types of food items. Handbooks for herbs and spices are useful to help gain knowledge, and there are ways to read the handbooks online.

Instructions

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  Select a Web site to read from. Web sites such as scribd.com provide ebooks online for free reading. Other Web sites provide downloads of the handbooks instead of online reading, and still others provide only the names of herb and spice handbooks.
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  Select an herb and spice handbook to read. Several herb and spice handbooks are available that cover information about herb lore or the uses for different spices. For example, one handbook might cover medicinal uses of herbs and spices, while another will cover herbs and spices used in specific foods.
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  Read the handbook on the computer. Sites like Scribd allow reading directly online. If using a Web site that requires downloading instead, download the handbook and then open it when the download is complete. The handbook will open directly on the computer for you to read.

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