This is your guide to cooking wildfoods that you can hunt, fish, or forage--or buy from a growing number of wildfoods vendors--in the Upper Midwest. You'll savor treasured recipes like Rabbit Pie, Venison Stew, Orange Pheasant, Morel Mushroom Scramble, and Cathy's Plum Lake Bluegill. You'll also discover a wealth of dishes reflecting the region's ethnic riches--from Hassenpfeffer to savory Pierogies with Oyster Mushrooms, from flaky-crusted Goose Tortiere to Catfish Curry. Wild Rice Goose also revives overlooked dishes popular in times past. If you have carp, redhorse, smelt, or turtle, dandelion greens or mulberries, you can turn these humble finds into tasty treats with tips from experienced fishermen and foragers. Cooks will appreciate the clear, kitchen-tested recipes, and fans of sporting literature will enjoy the lyrical writing. You'll find here: - more than 100 recipes for wildfoods from asparagus to venison - sidebars on regional foods, specialty preparations, and folk history - tips on finding and cleaning game, fish, and wild edibles - advice on freezing and drying - a list of Upper Midwest wildfoods vendors. Best Regional Special Interest Books, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Best Regional General Interest Books, selected by the Public Library Reviewers
Bob Riepenhoff is an expert angler , the outdoor editor for the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and author of the column called "Riepenhoff on Local Lakes. Net Results: Great Fishing Spots In Southern Wisconsin is a compilation of forty-three of his columns covering fifty-four lakes in southern Wisconsin. Enhanced with contour maps for each of the lakes (maps which also feature the locations of boat landings and the fish species present in each lake), the reader is taken on a kind of tour with Riepenhoff artfully describing his fishing experiences and methods, descriptive information on fish species, fish stocking, lake and fishery management, special regulations, and public access. Drawing upon the expertise of the most skilled anglers in Wisconsin who have guided Riepenhoff through his angling adventures on local lakes, Net Results will enhance any fisherman's experience from the most novice beginning to the most seasoned veteran angler seeking to fish the waters of southern Wisconsin's local lakes. Enthusiastically recommended reading!
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