A Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines by Alma Hogan Snell

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  • mjes on September 11, 2021

    Wild turnip bread (pg 100) To try this, I started with cultivated dried turnips ground into a flour, a somewhat rustic flour as I don't own a flour mill. The bread was somewhat dense but it was tasty. I would repeat only for historical purposes unless I find a source of the wild turnip flour, in which case I'd have to repeat for comparison.

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  • ISBN 10 0803293534
  • ISBN 13 9780803293533
  • Published Oct 01 2006
  • Format Paperback
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Bison Books

Publishers Text

A Taste of Heritage imparts the lore of ages along with the traditional Crow philosophy of healing and detailed practical advice for finding and harvesting plants: from the key to creating irresistible dishes of cattails and dandelions, salsify and Juneberries, antelope meat and buffalo hooves, to the secret of using plants to enhance beauty and incite love. Snell describes the age-old practice of turning wildflowers and garden plants into balms and remedies for such ailments and injuries as snakebite, headache, leg cramps, swollen joints, asthma, and sores. She brings to bear not only her lifetime of experience but also the invaluable lessons of her grandmother, the legendary medicine woman Pretty Shield.

With life-enhancing recipes for everything from soups, teas, and breads to poultices, aphrodisiacs, and fertility aids, A Taste of Heritage is above all a fascinating cultural document certain to enrich the reader's relationship with the natural world.

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