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A Variety of Foods

Glossary of Terms

Women also supplemented their families' diet s by collecting a wide array of edible wild plants from the forest. Berries, mushrooms, nuts, milkweed greens , wild onions, and asparagus are just a few of the things that Iroquois cooks mixed with wild game and cultivated foods .

downloaded from The Iroquois of the Northeast on July 12, 2002

Food was not always plentiful for the Iroquois. During hard times when food was almost impossible to find they would boil their moccasins for soup or chew on their clothing.

downloaded from The First Americans: Grade 3 Indian Project on July 12, 2002

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

asparagus-

a plant you can eat (see the picture)

boil-

to cook something in hot, bubbling water

cultivated foods-

food that is grown for eating

diet-

food and drink

edible-

anything that can be eaten

hard times-

times when it is hard to get what you need to survive, like food

milkweed greens-

the leaves of the milkweed plant

moccasins-

soft leather shoes

supplemented-

added something to it

wide array-

many different kinds

wild game-

wild animals that are hunted for food, like deer and turkey

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