Re: very interesting article

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green chili stuffed roasted prairie dog YIKES!!

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Carol S. Casey wrote:

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Hi, I was going through old email (iceberg tip) and did enjoy the link you sent

with the 'cooking with ash' reference .

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2015860055_navajo10.html -

On Nutrition: Navajo ways

*** from the link you sent: " Keep learning. I still have an article (circa 1976)

from " Organic Gardening and Farming " which describes the common practice of

" cooking with ash " — sprinkling wood ashes into the water used to cook corn.

Turns out this practice increased the nutrient value (especially calcium, iron

and magnesium) of this staple food. "

***Explored nixtamalization of corn a bit more as well. I wonder if it could be

done with a magnesium rich alkaline agent instead of a calcium rich alkalizing

solution. The original diet needed a calcium boost but our current diet could

use the magnesium boost. Protein digestibility is improved and some mycotoxins

are reduced risk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2004/0126460.html

Nutritional mineral supplements from plant ash

United States Patent Application 20040126460 ***patent for conversion of

juniper ash to calcium and trace mineral source - includes nutrient content of

juniper ash, eucalyptus and sea kelp (iodine listed for that at 927 ug/gr)

" However, because of the strongly caustic properties, plant ash cannot be

consumed directly and must first be chemically modified to render it palatable. "

http://thecheffyboy.blogspot.com/2009/12/cooking-with-ashmaking-masa.html

The Chef blog has a recipe but the Wikipedia article is quite thorough. The chef

doesn't give the Native Americans who developed the cooking strategy much credit

for recognizing any possible health benefits.

Vajda, R.D.

www.GingerJens.com

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Subject: very interesting article

On Nutrition: Navajo ways

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