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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan: Moose Jaw Native Friendship Centre Corp.. Good. 1988. First Edition. Spiral Binding. A 122 page cookbook loaded with wonderful recipes for those desirous of a wild food diet. Prepared by the Moose Jaw Native Friendship Centre Corp. Founded in 1976, this organization was mandated to provide comprehensive programming and to assist the… Read more about this item

London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. "For the last twenty-six years, the senior author has been engaged in the study of crop production in India and in devising means by which the produce of the soil could be increased by methods within the resources of … Read more about this item

USA: Gordon And Breach Science Publishers. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 2881244653 . "Details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of traditional food plants of Indigenous Canadian peoples. Contains an index of over one thousand plants from all provinces of Canada, as well as the bordering states,… Read more about this item

New York: Devin-Adair Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1947. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Demonstrates that "food problems begin as soil problems, and can only be solved by an understanding of what a fertile soil is, and how you help nature re-create soil to make it fertile and able to produce health-giving food for animals and… Read more about this item

USA: Random House. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. 0394420926 . "Man against wilderness - the story of a 40-years struggle for survival in remote British Columbia. In 1912 Ralph Edwards invested his small savings in a trip to a remote section of British Columbia east of Bella Coola. There he pushed on… Read more about this item

Nassau, Bahamas: Mrs. Leslie Higgs. Good. 1969. First Edition. Paperback. "The presentation of drawings of the plants concerned enhances greatly the information the author gives concerning the local and botanical name of the plant and the uses to which it is put. This book is by no means a pharmacopea but it is a valuable repository… Read more about this item

Canada: Bernardin of Canada, Ltd.. Fair. 1975. Revised Edition. Paperback. "This new, updated Bernardin Home Canning Guide makes canning even easier. Instructions have been rewritten in simple, easy-to-follow language. The book has been divided into sections for easy reference. For exaample, there's a special section on canning high-acid foods such as fruits and tomatoes.… Read more about this item

Columbus, Ohio: A.R. Harding. Good. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. "A book of practical instructions telling how to tan, dress, color and manufacture or make [furs and skins] into articles of ornament, wear and use." - subtitle. 283, [5 ads] pages. Many diagrams and black and white reproductions of photos. Clean, tight and unmarked with… Read more about this item

British Columbia: British Columbia Honey Producers' Assocation. Fair. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. "These recipes have been provided by members of the B.C. Honey Producers' Association, their families and friends. The recipes have been compiled and tested by Home Economists from the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. All the recipes included have been approved by a taste… Read more about this item

USA: M.P.. Very Good. 1987. First Editioin. Plastic Comb. "For many years I treated furbearer meat the same as most other trappers - to be discarded or, at times, to be used as trapline bait. Then one day a trapping partner talked me into trying fried beaver. I was hooked! Thus, for the past… Read more about this item

USA: Richard Israel, Reny Slay. Good. 1975. Second Edition. Paperback. 0913978019 . "We know there are a lot of young folks like ourselves turning to the countryside or wilderness to live more fully and productively than our modern society and crowded cities allow. We have compiled this book for you. It is a book of… Read more about this item

Alberta: Government of Alberta. Good. 1985. Reprint. Plastic Comb. "The environment has played an important role in the survival of the Native cultures in Alberta. Even today many Indian communities are dependent on a harmonious relationship with the land. This publication was originally produced in 1975 to accompany a travelling exhibition on ethnobotany in… Read more about this item

St. Paul, MN: University Farm. Good. 1960. First Edition. Paperback. "Fresh-frozen foods mean better flavor, more nutrition plus a world of new ease in preparing and serving meals for your family. Your freezer can become many things to you - a reliable guardian for fresh produce, meats and ready-cooked meals, a storage locker for commercially frozen… Read more about this item

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. Fair. 1980. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 0070923655 . "Captures the flavour of Ontario country cooking at its best. Tasty stews and casseroles, mouthwatering old-style cakes, traditional favourites such as bread pudding and Sally Lunn cake, hearty home-baked breads, pastries and pies, home-made ice cream." - back cover. "A treasure for anyone… Read more about this item

USA: Mad River Press. Good. 1980. Second Edition. Paperback. "Since the early mushroom dye results were so incredibly rewarding, numerous further tests of ever more species have followed over the past years. Thus the necessity for this new enlarged edition with its much expanded index, additional alphabetized list, charts, and the remarkably accurate drawings of… Read more about this item

Canada: Caitlin Press Inc.. Fair. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 1927575524 . "Lasqueti Island has a rowdy and divided reputation. Through the 1970s and early '80s, the island attracted a flood of counterculture seekers - communards, hippies, utopians, revolutionaries and other exotic characters looking for an alternative lifestyle. [This book] explores both its eccentric days… Read more about this item

London: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.. Fair. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. "How to make these pure delicacies in the home at half the cost of shop supplies." - subtitle. "As a work of reference it will be found invaluable, and a copy kept in the kitchen will be helpful on a thousand occasions." - Preface. … Read more about this item

Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 0000681628 . "Much of the information on gathering and preparing foods contained in this handbook was obtained from elderly members of contemporary Indian communities." - Preface. Chapters include: Lichens, Mushrooms and Fungi, Ferns, Conifers, Flowering Plants, and more. … Read more about this item

Muncie, Indiana: Ball Corporation. Fair. 1972. New Revised Edition 29. Paperback. "Brings you the most reliable and up-to-date methods of home canning and freezing. New recipes have been added and old favorites rewritten; the continuity rearranged and instructions simplified so all age homemakers may find it helpful. Includes all the information needed to obtain… Read more about this item

Canada: Bernardin, Limited. Very Good. 2000. Updated Edition. Paperback. 0969471939 . "This updated edition includes over 100 new recipes for home food preservation as well as easy-to-understand home canning instructions and tips. The book features a broad range of fruit and vegetable recipes which can be processed in a boiling water canner. The recipes are… Read more about this item