THE WILDCRAFTING BREWER, Creating Unique Drinks and Boozy Concoctions from Nature�s Ingredients, by Pascal Baudar. Softbound, 290 pages. Baudar reveals both the underlying philosophy and the practical techniques for making your own delicious concoctions, including: Wild sodas, Country wines, Primitive herbal beers, Meads, Traditional ferments like tiswin and kvass.  The book opens with a retrospective of plant-based brewing and ancient beers. The author then goes on to describe both hot and cold brewing methods and provides lots of interesting recipes; mugwort beer, horehound beer, and manzanita cider are just a few of the many drinks represented. Baudar is quick to point out that these recipes serve mainly as a touchstone for readers, who can then use the information and techniques he provides to create their own brews, using their own local ingredients.                  No.   703605