STALKING THE BLUE-EYED SCALLOP. By Euell Gibbons.

1964 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 219mm). Ppxv,332. B/w line drawings by Catherine R. Hammond. Gilt scallop shell to black cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"Foraging our native seacoasts [N. America] for food and pleasure". "Two years ago Euell Gibbons delighted readers the country over with Stalking the Wild Asparagus, his book about searching out wild food in the woods and fields of America. Now in [this book] Mr. Gibbons describes the marvellous food that is there for the taking at the seashore and in tidal waters. He tells what to look for in every coastal area of [the USA]". This book "includes accurate line drawings to aid the fast-reading text in identifying for the forager everything from crabs, clams, mussels to beach plants ...and edible seaweed ...There is also information about inshore fish that can be caught in tide pools and shallows or [in harbours]". Chapters include:How to cook a sea serpent; Gather your own oysters; Quahog or Littleneck - the wampum clam; Crabs and crabbing; Razor clams and other Marine cutlery; Blue-eyed scallops - and others; The common periwinkle; The surf clam - abundant and delicious; Transcendental seafood combinations; Soft-shell clams and left-handed whelks; Sea urchins or sea eggs; The purple snail or dog whelk; Coquinas and bean clams - the wedge shells; The cockles of America; The pen shells, a favourite food of ancient gourmets; Angel wings, fallen angles, and rough piddocks; Clamming on the west coast; The epicurean abalone; The edible limpets; Chitons or sea cradles; Hunting the wild goose barnacle; Grunions, blennies, and lancelets; Fishing for food and fun; Edible seaweeds; Seaside vegetables and salads; Sour sorrel - salad, beverage, pothers, and dessert; The beach plum; The ubiquitous bayberry; Catching and cooking the wild et cetera.