Razor Clams : Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest /

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In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes. In the course of his investigation, Berger brings...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berger, David (David Alexander) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Berger, David > (David Alexander) > Travel > Washington (State)
Travel.
Razor clams.
Manners and customs.
Clamming.
Beaches.
TRAVEL > United States > West > Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Beaches > Washington (State)
Razor clams > Washington (State)
Clamming > Washington (State)
Washington (State)
Washington (State) > Description and travel.
Washington (State) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introductions
  • Lay of the land : Long Beach and Ocean Shores
  • Sacred treaties
  • Ecology and anatomy
  • Past abundances
  • The era of NIX and domoic acid
  • Pumping and counting
  • Licensed to carry
  • Eating them, after all, is the point
  • Will's first clam
  • Coda: Practical matters
  • Appendix 1. Washington State razor clam personal use regulations, 1929/2015
  • Appendix 2. Recreational razor clam license information in Washington, 1982/1993
  • List of recipes.

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