Douglas Island news., 1920-07-16

wild ducks geese ptarmigan and grouse They arc boiled also.
 By aiclnr both meat and dsh we oau dry and smoke thom. The nah |. cleaned. chen sliced and hung out In Che sum to dry with litte nre under to smoke it Mont Is prepared in Che somc way After thoy arc dry cut m small pieces and boii whom ihoy have boiled enough. re- move from ura and put thcm by the Are where there is slight hoat This | Is Go dry thom on Che outside Whom they hayo dried enough it is put Into cau of herring or soal oi which win keep chem any length Of timc Usually it Is put mp for usc during wu,cr
 Wild vegetables ouch a paun.ps and sweet potatoes arc found In this country and they orc used for food. Thcy arc usually boiled.
 We also dry certain kinds Of berries. such 'as soap-berrios and buc-borrIcs Flu, Che berries are boiled thick tbon put on O tray. Tho uay n sct about six feet above thc fire to dry After Che fruit is dried it Is pressed Into cakes Some berries such as hirh-bush cranbor- rIes and lagoon berries are pu, into can of uah ou for Che winter uso. Amy kind of berries may be put u ol but some won't keep as long as others If thoy are kop, m cool place it win keep them any length of time. Bueberrics may be cooked and put into iars which is very common to both native and whit, people
 C.ams are one Of Che common food used by the native people When Che udc goes down they go and dis hc clams When tbcy ect all thu want they take chem home and boil with Che shells on When cooked Che shells open end !, Is casy to get hc inside out When it Is al out thcy arc put on a striue liko beads and hung I'm che sum Co drN kept in dry place and eaten when wanted The native people are very fond of .Iams
 In Che spring time of Che year we gather black soa-wecI off Che rocks at low tide This s sprcad on the rockr near Che home or on clean cloth and dried in Che suu When It Is dried thm it is pressed into cakes and put mp for use In the winter lt Is packed into box witch young cedar branches There Isa different kind Of sea-wood which Is called t1c ribbon sca-wccd This .s gathered m tbc same place as che h'a.t aea-weod. Tho ribbon sea-weod is dried u t1c sum- When It ls dried It Is packcl away into bags or boxos. This win keep amy length Of time during the winter if it s kept in Q dry place.
 When Che black sca-vocd ls used for food It .s chopped mp into small piece. as ruc as you want It uma'y t Is boiled witch Che juice of clams and a uuIc rreasc added to give a better flavor. iust as people of today use vanilla to give cuor.ug to oakos. candles. etc.
 Dried hemiock sop ie another ua- uye food obtained by removing Che barks from Che troc This .s done in tbe pr.ns After one gets enough ol sap. hc digs a hole la the ground and puts ho, stones into Che holc. Then Che sap Is put n and covered with skmk-cabbaec and hot coaIs OF % little Gre Is built ou top of it over night I'm Che morning it Is dug out and thcn it ls dried in Che sum- After it Is half dry it is pressed into cakes very much lso sc8-wccd. tbou put out in che sun to dry again mui t is as hard as a bwd-tacb After it Is dry then Is ready to be stored
 During Che winter when Che poo- pie want to cook Che hemlock sap It Us dut soaked .u cold water thon it s put into a kettle of boiling water and favored wih eroasc. Alter It cooks enough it ia removed from Che fire and served ready to cet
 These are Che common foods that most o. Che old native people use and are very fond of The food of che white people cannot take bcir place with Che Alaskan native.