On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:40:00 -0700, "
> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Our family is interested in trying a meal or two from the Native
>American diet, as an educational experience.
>
>There are a couple of problems with the practical side of things:
>1. First, we can use *familiar* native American foods, like corn,
>beans, pumpkin, tomato, blueberries, honey, salmon, strawberries,
>etc. But I'm told that the native American people didn't fix them the
>same way that I know to fix them. (What? They didn't turn tomatoes
>into Campbell's Soup and then cook them on an electric stove?!!) So
>if we use these foods, we need a more authentic way of preparing
>them.
>2. On the other hand, if we want to use native American foods that
>are *unfamiliar* to us, we don't know where to get them! Where does
>an urban Wisconsonite go to gather scuppernongs, quiona, sapodilla,
>pawpaw, sisania, and sassafras? Where can I hunt an elk, or milk an
>alpaca? Where will I find the eggs of anything other than chickens?
>
>Thank you very much!
>
>Ted Shoemaker


I think you will find that the diets of Native Americans varied
greatly from region to region.

Why not do some research on the tribes that lived in your part of the
country and focus in on foods they ate and that should be more readily
available in your area.

Boron