_Shelter Cove Sinkyone._--These notes are from Sally Bell of the
Briceland-Shelter Cove region.
Acorns of the tanoak (_Lithocarpus densiflora_) form the
principal vegetable food. Hazel nuts also are eaten.
Among the berries used for food are those of the Elder,
Manzanita, Blackberry, Thimbleberry, Strawberry, Huckleberry,
Salal, wild Currant and Gooseberry.
The sprouts of a species of _Angelica_ are eaten raw in spring
and early summer.
The bulb of the large red Tiger Lily is cooked and said to be
very good. The same is true of the handsome _Brodiaea_ sp.
The seeds of the Manroot (_Echinocystis_) are roasted and
eaten. The seeds of _Godetia amoena_ are used for making pinole.
Wild Tobacco does not grow along the coast and is not used.
The Wood Sorrel (_Oxalis_) is used for poultices.
Leaves of the narrow-leaf Iris (_Iris macrosiphon_) are used
for cord and nets and are much better than the leaves of the
broad-leaf species.