Wild Rice Cooking: History, Natural History, Harvesting And Lore by Susan Carol Hauser
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- ISBN 10 1558217118
- ISBN 13 9781558217119
- Published Jul 31 2000
- Format Hardcover
- Language English
- Countries United States
- Publisher Globe Pequot
- Imprint The Lyons Press
Publishers Text
Here is a total guide to wild rice: an introduction to harvesting and cooking, as well as a fascinating history of the plant and the cultures that have thrived on it for centuries.
Today, thanks to commercial growers, it is available in grocery stores throughout the country and more and more cooks have access to this nutritional grain. Wild rice is still harvested by those who have lived for generations near the lakes and rivers where it grows. The satisfying process of harvesting, called ricing, still follows ancient tradition, using canoes, poles and hand-made knockers. Susan Carol Hauser offers a primer on the joys of reaping a wild rice harvest, as well as more than seventy-five tempting recipes including: Wild Rice Whole What Pancakes; Wild Rice, Morel, and Chicken Risotto; Creamy Baked Custard Wild Rice Pudding; Popped Wild Rice; and more.
This book will appeal to all those interested in getting aback to the land, as well as anyone who like to cook!
Other cookbooks by this author
- A Forager's Guide and Cookbook: How to Find, Harvest, and Prepare 100 Common and Exotic Wild Plants, Including Flower Garden Finds, Sidewalk Salads, and Freshwater Delicacies
- Sugaring: A Maple Syrup Memoir, with Instructions
- Sugartime: Hidden Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup with a Primer for the Novice Sugarer
- Wild Rice: An Essential Guide to Cooking, History, and Harvesting
- Wild Rice: A Complete Guide to Harvesting and Cooking
- Wild Rice Cooking: History, Natural History, Harvesting, and Lore
- Wild Sugar: The Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup
- Wild Sugar: The Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup
