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Razor clams : buried treasure of the Pacific Northwest / David Berger.

Berger, David (David Alexander), (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780295741420
ISBN: 0295741422
ISBN: 9780295745442
ISBN: 0295745444
Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A Ruth Kirk book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introductions -- Lay of the land : Long Beach and Ocean Shores -- Sacred treaties -- Ecology and anatomy -- Past abundances -- The era of NIX and domoic acid -- Pumping and counting -- Licensed to carry -- Eating them, after all, is the point -- Will's first clam -- Coda: Practical matters -- Appendix 1. Washington State razor clam personal use regulations, 1929/2015 -- Appendix 2. Recreational razor clam license information in Washington, 1982/1993 -- List of recipes.