Wild Rice: An Essential Guide to Cooking, History, and Harvesting

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The Ojibwe people call wild rice "mahnomen," the good berry. "Wild Rice" elaborates on the many elements of that tradition, and brings it forward in fresh, delectable recipes. This comprehensive guide to "Zizania palustris" tells the story of North America's only native grain, from its emergence in the western Great Lakes area to its use in today'skitchens.

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Susan Carol Hausers fifteen books include natural histories, and poetry and essay collections, including Wild Sugar: The Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup. Her awards include a McKnightLoft Fellowship in Poetry, a Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, an Anderson Center Charter Residency, a Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Initiative Grant, and two Minnesota Book Awards. She resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.