Razor Clams

Produktbeschreibung

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 to light the long history of razor clamming as a subsistence, commercial, and recreational activity, and shows the ways it has helped shape both the identity and the psyche of the Pacific Northwest.

Towing his wife along to the Long Beach razor clam festival, Berger quizzes local experts on the pressing question: tube or gun? He illuminates the science behind the perplexing rules and restrictions that seek to keep the razor clam population healthy and the biomechanics that make these delicious bivalves so challenging to catch. And he joyfully takes part in the sometimes freezing cold pursuit that nonetheless attracts tens of thousands of participants each year for an iconic �beach-to-table� experience. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One | Introductions Chapter Two | Lay of the Land: Long Beach and Ocean
Shores Chapter Three | Sacred Treaties Chapter Four | Ecology and Anatomy
Chapter Five | Past Abundances Chapter Six | The Era of NIX and Domoic Acid
Chapter Seven | Pumping and Counting Chapter Eight | Licensed to Carry Chapter
Nine | Eating Them, After All, Is the Point Chapter Ten | Will�s First Clam CODA
Practical Matters and One Speculation Appendix One | Washington State Razor
ClamPersonal Use Regulations, 1929�2015 Appendix Two | Recreational Razor Clam
LicenseInformation in Washington, 1982�1993 List of Recipes Notes Selected
Bibliography Index Acknowledgments 

Autoreninfo

David Berger