

SEA & SHORE NORTH:

LICHENS & MOSS:

To store Lichens, soak them overnight, boil well and allow
to dry. Grind to a powder the boil again to form thick
syrup, which can be kept in a sealed container & used to
give body to other foods or added to stews.

LICHEN OR ROCK TRIPE:

Perhaps one of the most widely known Arctic food is the
Lichen or Rock Tripe whose growth reaches into the Southern
States.

Rock Tripes resembles a leathery dark lettuce leaf, up to
about 3 inches wide, attached at its centre to a rocky
surface.

Unless the day is wet, it is apt to be rather dry. It CAN BE
EATEN  Raw but better if eaten boiled to thicken soup or stews.

REINDEER MOSS:

Which extends range into the USA is another EDIBLE Lichen.
It resembles moss however being a low greyish-green plant
with a quantity of many branches stems instead of leaves.

ICELAND MOSS:

Another EDIBLE Lichen & not a Moss is found as far south as
the USA. It is comparable to Reindeer Moss being a brownish-
green plant whose numerous flat branches turn in to create a
tube effect.

A bitter Lichen such as Iceland Moss is first boiled or
soaked to remove this acid taste. After being dried, it is
powdered by rubbing between the palms. The resulting flour is
used to stretch ordinary flour & often used to make bread stuffs. 

The flour is often re-soaked & finally re-boiled to
gruel-like and jelly-like consistencies which by themselves
are short on taste but surprisingly long in nourishment.

LICHENS = EDIBLE!: NONE ARE POISONOUS!

Are low, variously shaped, grey, brown or black plants found
throughout Northern Canada & Arctic & ARE EDIBLE states the
R.C.M.P sources. These lichens grow on both rocks & soil &
are best collected when moist after the rain.

NONE ARE POISONOUS, but most contains an acid that is bitter
& sometimes nauseous & may cause severe internal irritation
if not first extracted by boiling or soaking in water.

ALL SEAWEED EDIBLE = YES:

Yes, all GOOD! TO EAT. You munch them Raw, or Boiled, simmer
them in fresh water to make soup. Boil them with meat &
other vegetables & even dry them for many future uses.

Algas of which seaweed's are one type are in fact regarded
by scientist as potentially valuable sources of the gigantic
amounts of protein rich food of the future. One particular
one used in space is SPIRULINA.

