Page 13 - The Lost Ways

Bulrush (Scirpus acutus, Scirpus validus) ........................................................................................ 120
Cattails (Typha Latifolia, Typha angustifolia) .................................................................................. 121
Chickweed, Common ..................................................................................................................... 122
Chicory (Cirhorium Intybus) ........................................................................................................... 123
Cleavers ......................................................................................................................................... 124
Dandelion (Taraxacum Officionale) ................................................................................................ 125
Henbit (Lamium Amplexicaule) ...................................................................................................... 126
Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum persicaria) ............................................................................................ 126
Lambs Quarters (Chenopodium album, Chenopodium berlanieri) .................................................. 127
Mint (Mentha piperita, Mentha spicata) ........................................................................................ 129
Mulberry (Morus alba, Morus rubra) .............................................................................................. 130
Mustard, Black (Brassica Nigra) ...................................................................................................... 131
Peppergrass (Lapidium Virginicum) ................................................................................................ 132
Pigweed (Amaranthus Retroflexus, Amaranthus Hybridus) ............................................................ 133
Plantain (Plantago major, Plantago minor) ..................................................................................... 134
Pennycress, Field (Thlaspi Arvense) ................................................................................................ 135
Purslane (Portulaca Oleracea) ........................................................................................................ 136
Quickweed (Galinsoga Parviflora) ................................................................................................... 137
Reed Grass (Phragmites communis) ............................................................................................... 138
Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella Bursa-pastoris) .................................................................................... 139
Sour Dock (Rumex crispus) ............................................................................................................. 140
Storksbill (Erodium Cicutarium) ...................................................................................................... 141
Watercress (Nasturtium Officinale) ................................................................................................ 142
Making Sourdough and Traditional and Survival Bark Bread .................................... 143

How to Make Sourdough Starter........................................................................... 144

How to Make Tasty Bread Like in 1869.................................................................. 146

Making Bark Bread (Famine Bread) ....................................................................... 147

Trapping in Winter for Beaver and Muskrat Just Like Our Forefathers Did ................ 150

Why Our Forefathers Trapped .............................................................................. 151
The Best Places to Trap for Beaver and Muskrat ................................................... 151

Their Local Habitats .............................................................................................. 152

The Types of Traps You’ll Use for Beaver and Muskrat .......................................... 153
Foot Hold Trap Types ..................................................................................................................... 154

Finding the Land Trails .......................................................................................... 157

How to Set the Foot Hold Trap .............................................................................. 158

Finding the Underwater Trails ............................................................................... 159

How to Set a Body Grip Trap ................................................................................. 160

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