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Survival food, north woods stories by a Menominee cook, Thomas Pecore Weso

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Survival food, north woods stories by a Menominee cook, Thomas Pecore Weso

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Survival food

Oclc number

1377442077

Responsibility statement

Thomas Pecore Weso

Sub title

north woods stories by a Menominee cook

Summary

"Tom Weso describes his food culture upbringing in Wisconsin as a member of Menominee Nation and also a member of the Wisconsin citizenry. He lives in cabins, tepees, Madison hippie apartments, a refurbished jailhouse, and across the street from taverns. He hitchhikes across the state, motorcycles, bikes, and is driven in his uncle's fancy sports cars. His warm voice adds color commentary and humor as he samples traditional Indigenous foods, German-influenced food, and an inventive mix from government-issued foods and fast foods. The book documents Native foot trails that underlie today's highways, as well as former Menominee village and Catholic school sites. Weso captures the larger political currents of his times as well as the texture of everyday life. This author can be serious, but his inviting book always has unexpected twists, as when his no-nonsense grandmother cut loose and stuck wrestler Gorgeous George with her hatpin. Or the time he and his cousin dared each other to eat frozen Mezcal worms. Native and non-Native readers will recognize familiar northern woods sights and towns in this engaging narrative"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

An adventure with Uncle Buddy -- The cabin by Cheese Box Curve -- A turtle story, Jammer, and the beach -- Commodity foods and mom's cooking -- Acorns, ticks, Bud, and the black bear -- The roots and a royal lesson in gratitude -- Bud's commot breakfast scramble and weaponized eggs -- Alcohol and a friend named Clifford -- Supermarket and the summer of love -- Pops Smith and the teen road crew -- A jailhouse home and Frank's magical breakout -- Grandma Jennie attacks Gorgeous George -- The Crane clan's place on the Wolf River -- Grandpa Moon and the witch bag -- A World War II invasion and Grandpa Moon -- Young love, taverns, and chartreuse -- Bikes, frybread, and grasshopper tacos -- Frozen mescal worms -- Third station of the cross, Mary, and the elephant -- Bowling alley fare in the Wisconsin woods -- My Menominee mom's death

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North woods stories by a Menominee cook

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