It is called quamash, and is eaten either in its natural state or boiled into a kind of soup or made into a cake, which is then called pasheco. From Wordnik.com. [Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines] Reference
It is called quamash, and is eaten either in its natural state, or boiled into a kind of soup, or made into a cake, which is then called pasheco. From Wordnik.com. [First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6] Reference
Among these last is one which is round and much like an onion in appearance and sweet to the taste: it is called quamash, and is eaten either in its natural state, or boiled into a kind of soup or made into. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.] Reference
For "quamash" read "camass," an edible root much prized by the Nez Percés then and now. From Wordnik.com. [First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6] Reference
Amongst the sedum are clumps of Camassia quamash bulbs that were taken from under the large pine trees. From Wordnik.com. [Faireluriegarden-Someday « Fairegarden] Reference
And the quamash beds in May sang a perfect chorus when the wind was right. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Grizzly] Reference
The pale blue flowers of the quamash gave to the level country the appearance of a blue lake. From Wordnik.com. [First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6] Reference
Rocky Mountains brought down horses, bear-grass, quamash, and other commodities of the interior. From Wordnik.com. [Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains] Reference
And the quamash beds in May sang a perfect chorus when the wind was right: "quamash beds, quamash beds.". From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Grizzly] Reference
Willard set out this morning on a hunting excurtion towards the quamash grounds beyond Collins's Creek. we begin to feel some anxiety with rispect to Sergt. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
As he stood in doubt, he caught sight of the old Grizzly himself slouching along a hillside, stopping from time to time to dig up the quamash-roots and wild turnips. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Grizzly] Reference
Captain W. then asked them a number of questions, through an interpreter, relative to the route, the fishery, &c. &c., and finally bought of them a small quantity of dried salmon, and a little fermented kamas or quamash root. From Wordnik.com. [Townsend Chapter 7] Reference
A small black pheasant near the quamash grounds this evening which is the first I have seen below the snowy region. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
The salmon not having yet called them to the rivers, the greater part of the Chopunnish are now dispersed in villages through this plain, for the purpose of collecting quamash and cows, which here grow in great abundance, the soil being extremely fertile, in many places covered with long-leaved pine, larch, and balsam-fir, which contribute to render it less thirsty than the open, unsheltered plains. ". From Wordnik.com. [First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6] Reference
The quamash and other flowering shrubs in bloom. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean] Reference
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
We set out early this morning and were shortly after joined by some of the Skillutes who came along side in a small canoe for the purpose of trading roots and fish. at 10 A.M. we arrived at two houses of this nation on the Stard. side where we halted for breakfast. here we overtook our hunters, they had killed nothing. the natives appeared extreemly hospitable, gave us dryed Anchovies, Sturgeon, wappetoe, quamash, and a speceis of small white tuberous roots about 2 inches in length and as thick as a man's finger; these are eaten raw, are crisp, milkey, and agreeably flavored. most of the party were served by the natives with as much as they could eat; they insisted on our remaining all day with them and hunting the Elk and deer which they informed us were very abundant in their neighbourhood. but as the weather would not permit us to dry our canoes in order to pitch them we declined their friendly invitation, and resumed our voyage at 12 OCk. the principal village of these Skillutes re. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
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