The Algonquin tribes all practiced a similar form of agriculture, usually called the 3 Sisters system. The system featured the three main crops, beans, maize and squash. All three of these crops are nutritious, delicious, store well and can serve as the foundation for many of Amerindian foods.
My recently published book, the Algonquin Tribes of Indiana, covers the types of crops grown and their history by this large family of tribes.
The book includes how they harvested the crops and the tools they used. They used smoking, dehydration and possibly fermentation to preserve their foods. Dehydration methods included sun drying and drying it over a fire. Maple syrup was an important food source for them. They used it to sweeten their food, cure meat and as a trade item with other tribes. The basic methods the Amerindian used to boil water in animal skins is covered as well as other cooking methods they used.
The book is the first in a series of books that will follow that will relate the history, customs, religious practices and traditions of each of the tribes that lived in Indiana at the time of the War of 1812. The book is part of my Indiana’s Timeless Tales series, which relates the history of Indiana from the prehistoric period until statehood in 1816. This is the 7th book in the series.
The book, as well as the rest of my 130+ titles can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple and other online book sellers in ebook, audiobook and soft bound formats. My web site, www.mossyfeetbooks.com, has links to all of these vendors as well as a way to purchase the books direct from me.
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