. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). TREES PINES, Pinus sp.; Pine Fam. Noted for their slen- der needles in bunches and large cones, all produce pine nuts in the cones that are edible, but the follow- ing species especially so: T-1. Digger Pine, P, Sabiniana. 3 needles in bunch; a scraggly tree growing in the lower alti- tudes of most mountains of California along the Pacific Coast. The soft center of the green cones, roasted for about 20minutes inhot ashes, yields a sortof syrupy foodthatwas much relished by
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). TREES PINES, Pinus sp.; Pine Fam. Noted for their slen- der needles in bunches and large cones, all produce pine nuts in the cones that are edible, but the follow- ing species especially so: T-1. Digger Pine, P, Sabiniana. 3 needles in bunch; a scraggly tree growing in the lower alti- tudes of most mountains of California along the Pacific Coast. The soft center of the green cones, roasted for about 20minutes inhot ashes, yields a sortof syrupy foodthatwas much relished by the Indians, Seeds are rich in fat and proteins and usually eaten raw. Yellow pitch from the tree is a protective counter-irritant. Bark infusion reputed useful for consumption. Twigs and leaves used in decoction for rheumatism. Twigs and rootlets used as sewing material for baskets. Charcoal from nut meats crushed and applied to sores and burns. T-2. Two-leaved Pin- yon Pine, P. edulis, and One-Leaved Pinyon Pine, P. monophylla, are both desert mountain trees with short needles and small cones. Seeds are rich in protein and used as food by Indians. The nuts were pounded and made into cakes or cooked as a gruel. Cones were picked before they fell and put on a fire to loosen the nuts or seeds. Often a soup was made from the nuts to give to MCF Calif. MCF Utah Nev. Calif. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Co.
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