Berry Leaf
Salmonberry leaf to be used as a bed for drying huckleberries. Skunk cabbage is the prefered leaf for this process. First, is a layer of uncooked skunk cabbage leaves then a layer of leaves made soft by being dipped into the fire or boiling water These scenes of food processing were initiated in ord...
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| Format: | Still Image |
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1972
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| Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1014/berry-leaf |
| Summary: | Salmonberry leaf to be used as a bed for drying huckleberries. Skunk cabbage is the prefered leaf for this process. First, is a layer of uncooked skunk cabbage leaves then a layer of leaves made soft by being dipped into the fire or boiling water These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan. |
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