1. Milkweed Ana͞enawīsaeh

2. This is a milkweed (Ana͞enawīsaeh) plant.

3. Milkweed (Ana͞enawīsaeh) can be found on the Menominee Reservation.

4. Menominee people made soup out of milkweed (Ana͞enawīsaeh) buds.

5. Milkweed (Ana͞enawīsaeh) is ready for soup in late spring-early summer.

6. Do not pick milkweed (Ana͞enawīsaeh) on the side of the road.

7. A simple recipe for Milkweed (Ana͞enawīsaeh) soup: Gather Milkweed buds in early summer. The milkweed is ready for harvesting when it has budded and not yet flowered. Pick the leaves and buds at the top of the milkweed plant. Place leaves and buds in a salted water bath for one hour. The salt will help clean the milkweed. Heat a soup pot to boil equal parts water to equal parts milkweed. Rinse milkweed and add to pot. Boil for 30 minutes and you may stir gently. It is ready to eat and enjoy.

8. Noelle Madosh is a student at the College of Menominee Nation. Noelle is working towards her degree in Early Childhood/Elementary education. She lives in Keshena and has three children.