Synopses & Reviews
This practical primer on natural foods not only provides recipes for a variety of dishes that are uniquely Native American but also identifies and describes the uses of specific ceremonial, medicinal, and sacred plants. From clambakes, corn chowders, and turkey with oyster cornbread stuffing, to flavored butters, sunflower seed cakes, and wild strawberry bread, the author offers a unique book that is simultaneously a field guide, cookbook, and useful manual on herbal medicines and#8212; all interwoven with Native American wisdom.
Synopsis
"The most intelligent and brilliantly researched book on the food of the American Indian." Craig Claiborne, The New York Times
This wonderful book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueberries, fiddlehead stew, meadow mushroom pie, stewed wild rabbit with dumplings, spoon bread, acorn coffee, and witch hazel tea. Beautifully illustrated by the author (herself of American Indian descent), this book is also an invaluable manual on herbal medicines and ceremonial, sacred, and poisonous plants all written with acute sensitivity to and appreciation of Native American ways."
Synopsis
Practical primer on natural foods not only provides recipes for varied Native American dishes but also describes uses of ceremonial, medicinal, and sacred plants. From clambakes to wild strawberry bread, the volume is simultaneously a field guide, cookbook, and useful manual on herbal remedies. 139 black-and-white illustrations; 8 in color.
Table of Contents
Personal Acknowledgements
Preface to the Dover Edition
Preface
Introduction
I Nature's Seasonings
II Native Soups
III Native Vegetables
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IV Native Ferns, Lichens, and Mosses
V Wild Mushrooms
VI Wild Meats
VII Saltwater and Freshwater Harvests
VIII Natural Breads
IX Wilderness Beverages
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X Native Ceremonial and Sacred Plants
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XI Herbal Traditions: Medicinal Plants and Natural Healthcare
XII Wild Medicines and Cosmetics
XIII Wild Smoking Mixtures
XIV Natural Chewing Gums
XV Poisonous Wild Plants
XVI Native Healing Pathways and Spirituality
Glossary
Reference Guide
Botanical Index/Mycological Index
General Index
Author/Illustrator's Profile