[NatureNS] Arrowheads

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Sounds interesting Dave - finding the Mushrat store=0Amight be a challenge!=
=0AMy Grandfather said the Natives had a very good way to=0Acook mushrat an=
d it was delicious but the blood was runny=0Aand made a mess of your beard.=
=0AOh well its not easy living of the land.=0AHave a nice summer=0APaul=0A=
=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: David & Alison Webste=
r <dwebster@glinx.com>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Thursday, Aug=
ust 16, 2012 5:32:07 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Arrowheads=0A =0A=0A =0AH=
i Paul & All,=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =0A=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 Aug 16, =
=0A2012=0A=A0=A0=A0 Yes, I have eaten S. latifolia tubers; =0Aboiled. Textu=
re was a bit soft, taste fine but gathering them involved much =0Amucky wor=
k. The astute way to gather them, so I now understand, is to raid =0AMuskra=
t stores. =0AYt, Dave Webster, Kentville=0A----- Original Message ----- =0A=
>From: Paul  MacDonald =0A>To: Nature NS =0A>Sent: Thursday, August 16, 201=
2 4:02  PM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] Arrowheads=0A>=0A>=0A>Hi All=0A>This afte=
rnoon I went to a small lake to try out a fly=0A>that I had conjured up. I =
left for home when it started to rain!=0A>I hadn't been to this lake in the=
 last few weeks and since=0A>my last visit someone had hauled out a ramp th=
at had been there for  years.=0A>It went over the peaty ground between the =
real shore and the water.=0A>The ramp was as a guess 3 meters long by 1 met=
er wide and=0A>of course had killed the vegetation below it. So now there i=
s a  peaty=0A>patch you wouldn't want to step in.=0A>Anyway Arrowheads have=
 colonized the open area and are=0A>in full bloom. Quite attractive but lat=
e I think for flowers. They  are=0A>the Broad leafed species ( Sagittaria l=
atifolia ).=0A>Someone once told me they produce tubers which overwinter an=
d grow=0A>next year. I was also told Native peoples used them as a source o=
f  food=0A>and dug the tubers and cooked them.=0A>Has anyone ever eaten the=
m?=0A>The fly produced a few White Perch quite nice ones 25 - 30 cms.=0A>Ma=
ry once had discussed White Perch becoming a species at risk but I  never=
=0A>heard anything more - These seem to thrive in lakes with Small Mouth  B=
ass=0A>but are unpredictable when they can be caught - for me at least.=0A>=
Others may know how to do it on a regular basis.=0A>Have a nice evening=0A>=
Paul=0A>=0A> =0A>No virus found in this  message.=0A>Checked by AVG - www.a=
vg.com=0A>Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus =0A  Database: 2437/5203 - Release D=
ate: 08/15/12
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Sounds int=
eresting Dave - finding the Mushrat store</span></div><div><span>might be a=
 challenge!</span></div><div><span>My Grandfather said the Natives had a ve=
ry good way to</span></div><div><span>cook mushrat and it was delicious but=
 the blood was runny</span></div><div><span>and made a mess of your beard.<=
/span></div><div><span>Oh well its not easy living of the land.</span></div=
><div><span>Have a nice summer</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div=
><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div>  <div s=
tyle=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size=
: 12pt; "> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times,=
 serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Aria=
l"> <hr size=3D"1">  <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> =
David
 &amp; Alison Webster &lt;dwebster@glinx.com&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font=
-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:32:07 =
PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Natur=
eNS] Arrowheads<br> </font> </div> <br><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-c=
ontrol" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv1164173673">=0A=0A =0A =0A<style></st=
yle>=0A=0A<div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2">Hi Paul &amp; All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =0A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp; Aug 16, =0A2012</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; Yes, I have eaten S. latifolia tubers; =0Aboiled. Texture was a bit soft=
, taste fine but gathering them involved much =0Amucky work. The astute way=
 to gather them, so I now understand, is to raid =0AMuskrat stores. </font>=
</div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2">Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</font></div>=0A<=
blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING-=
RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px;" dir=3D"ltr">=0A  <div style=3D=
"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: =
10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; ">----- Original Message ---=
-- </div>=0A  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-=
weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; b=
ackground-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; =
background-repeat: initial initial; "><b>From:</b> =0A  <a rel=3D"nofollow"=
 title=3D"paulrita2001@yahoo.com" ymailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com"=
 target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul =0A  MacDona=
ld</a> </div>=0A  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; f=
ont-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: aria=
l; "><b>To:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow" title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" ymail=
to=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:natu=
rens@chebucto.ns.ca">Nature NS</a> </div>=0A  <div style=3D"font-style: nor=
mal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-heigh=
t: normal; font-family: arial; "><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 16, 2012 4:0=
2 =0A  PM</div>=0A  <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;=
 font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: ar=
ial; "><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Arrowheads</div>=0A  <div><br></div>=0A  =
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'times new=
 roman', 'new york', times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; ">=
=0A  <div>Hi All</div>=0A  <div>This afternoon I went to a small lake to tr=
y out a fly</div>=0A  <div>that I had conjured up. I left for home when it =
started to rain!</div>=0A  <div>I hadn't been to this lake in the last few =
weeks and since</div>=0A  <div>my last visit someone had hauled out a ramp =
that had been there for =0A  years.</div>=0A  <div>It went over the peaty g=
round between the real shore and the water.</div>=0A  <div>The ramp was as =
a guess 3 meters long by 1 meter wide and</div>=0A  <div>of course had kill=
ed the vegetation below it. So now there is a =0A  peaty</div>=0A  <div>pat=
ch you wouldn't want to step in.</div>=0A  <div>Anyway Arrowheads have colo=
nized the open area and are</div>=0A  <div>in full bloom. Quite attractive =
but late I think for flowers. They =0A  are</div>=0A  <div>the Broad leafed=
 species ( Sagittaria latifolia ).</div>=0A  <div>Someone once told me they=
 produce tubers which overwinter and grow</div>=0A  <div>next year. I was a=
lso told Native peoples used them as a source of =0A  food</div>=0A  <div>a=
nd dug the tubers and cooked them.</div>=0A  <div>Has anyone ever eaten the=
m?</div>=0A  <div>The fly produced a few White Perch quite nice ones 25 - 3=
0 cms.</div>=0A  <div>Mary once had discussed White Perch becoming a specie=
s at risk but I =0A  never</div>=0A  <div>heard anything more - These seem =
to thrive in lakes with Small Mouth =0A  Bass</div>=0A  <div>but are unpred=
ictable when they can be caught - for me at least.</div>=0A  <div>Others ma=
y know how to do it on a regular basis.</div>=0A  <div>Have a nice evening<=
/div>=0A  <div>Paul</div>=0A  <div><br></div></div><a rel=3D"nofollow" href=
=3D""></a>=0A  <div align=3D"left">No virus found in this =0A  message.<br>=
Checked by AVG - <a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.a=
vg.com/">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus =0A  Database: 243=
7/5203 - Release Date: 08/15/12</div></blockquote></div>=0A</div><meta http=
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