Native Harvests ─ American Indian Wild Foods And Recipes

Along with a wealth of recipes, this augmented reprint of the 1998 edition by the Institute for American Indian Studies includes wisdom on herbal medicines, ceremonial and sacred natural materials, and even warnings on poisonous plants. Expert and teacher Kavasch also illustrates her text, which includes information on natural food preparation, soups, vegetables (including a botanical chart), native ferns, lichens and mosses, wild mushrooms and meats, saltwater and freshwater fish, breads, beverages, smoking mixtures and even chewing gum. She provides the spiritual contexts of the ways the foods are gathered, prepared, and served, and also provides a botanical as well as a general index. She also includes a very helpful set of menus for special occasions and everyday feasting. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)