The Rural Voice, 1979-05, Page 45large quantities of raw acorns, for
example, with no harmful effects
- a human trying to duplicate this
feat would end up with con-
siderable pain and the possibility
of a badly damaged liver.
One of the earliest spring
edibles is the strongly scented
wild leek - a member of the lily
fancily which has a distinctive,
biting flavor when it's eaten raw.
Both the Indians and early
North American settlers found
that leeks made a tasty addition to
venison stew or could be used in
stuffing wild fowl. Lewis and
Clark. the famous team of West -
em explorers. recorded the use of
wild leeks in a number of native
dishes they sampled on their
travels.
Wild leeks are found in moist
ground. and are especially pre-
valent in the sandy loam along the
margins of rivers and streams.
The leek is an annual herb which
grows from a bnlb. and it has two
broad, pointed. green leaves.
Once you've pulled up a leek, the
distinctive onion -like smell leaves
little doubt you have the right
plant.
Leeks can be used raw in place
of onions in a salad or can be
added to stews, soups and
sauces.
Here's one typical recipe using
the plant.
LEEK AND NOODLES
Cut in 1 inch chunks 4 to 5 medium leeks.
Cover with 2 inches of water and simmer
until tender. Fry in a small pan 2
tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons fat. Mix
into the cooked leeks and water. For
flavour a piece of smoked ham may be
cooked with the leeks or Bacan fat may be
used as the fat for thickening. Salt and
pepper to taste.
This may be served over mashed
pota toes or preferably home-made
noodles for a meal in itself.
HOME MADE NOODLES
Mix well
3 cups flour
4 eggs
2 tsp. salt.
11/2 to 2 cups water
To make noodles have a large (3-4 quart
pot) of boiling water ready. Force noodle
dough through a potato ricer into the
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water. Make sure to use a knife to clean the
bottom of the ricer and stir the noodles.
When cooked, the noodles will rise to the
surface. (2-3 minutes). Strain and serve hot
with leeks and ham.
If the dough is too thick just add some
more water to thin it out. The ticker the
dough the fluffier the noodles.
Another plant which was
popular with our native popula-
tion. particularly the Chippewa
bands, was the wild ginger plant.
now becoming rarer and a bit
more difficult to find.
The single. cup -shaped flowers
of wild ginger with three red -
brown lobes are found under the
large heart -shaped leaves which
grow on long. hairy stalks.
Not surpisingly, the herb is
highly aromatic and was a
favorite ingredient in the In-
dian's soups and stews and was
dried as a cure for snake bites.
Although the following recipe
includes a pike. we suggest
substituting other fish which can
be purchased rather than caught.
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