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378 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTpleasant flavor, half potato, half chestnut, the Innerpart will still be as uneatable as a spoonful of redpepper. The root should either be roasted or boiled,then peeled, dried, and pounded in a mortar, orotherwise reduced to flour. Then if it is heatedagain, or let stand for a day or two, it becomesbland and wholesome, having been reduced to astarchy substance resembling arrowroot. Even ifthe fresh root is only grated finely and let stand exposedto air until it is thoroughly dry, the acriditywill have evaporated with theinjuice.The roots may be preserved for a year by storingdamp sand.It is said that the Indians also cooked and atethe berries.LiLYj Turk^S-Cap. Lilium superbum. Meadowsand marshes. Me. to Minn., south to N. C.and Tenn. July-Aug.LiLY^ Wild Yellow. Canada Lily. LiliumCanadense. Swamps, meadows and fields. NovaScotia to Minn., south to Ga., Ala., Mo., June'July."Both of these lilies have fleshy, edible bulbs.When green they look and taste somewhat like rawgreen corn on the ear. The Indians use them, insteadof flour, to thicken stews, etc." (Thoreau.)LiLY^ Yellow Pond. Spatter-dock. Nymphaeaadvena {Nuphar ad,). Ponds and slow streams.Nova Scotia to Rocky Mts., south to Fla., Texas,Utah. Apr.Sep.The roots, w^hich are one or two feet long, growfour or five feet under water, and Indian womendive for them. They are very porous, slightlysweet, and glutinous. Generally boiled with wildfowl, but often roasted separately. Muskrats storelarge quantities for winter use, and their housesare frequently robbed by the Indians. The pulverizedseeds of the plant are made into bread or gruel,or parched and eaten like popcorn.Nelumbo, American. Wankapin or Yoncopln.Water Chinquapin. Nelumbo lutea. Ponds and